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5:33 pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Cornyn amendment #634 (F-16 aircraft to Taiwan); Not agreed to: 48-48 (60-vote threshold)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 634: Cornyn Amdt. No. 634; To provide Taiwan with critically needed United States-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen its self-defense capability against the increasing military threat from China. Result: Rejected (48-48, 4 members not voting, 3/5...

On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 2832 as Amended; A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. Result: Passed (70-27, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

5:02 pm the Senate began a roll call vote on the Thune amendment #650 (ITC report); Not agreed to: 44-52 (60-vote threshold)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 650: Thune Amdt. No. 650; To require a report on the consequences of failing to act on trade agreements. Result: Rejected (44-52, 4 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 633: Casey Amdt. No. 633; To extend and modify trade adjustment assistance. Result: Agreed to (69-28, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 651: Rubio Amdt. No. 651; To limit eligibility for trade adjustment assistance to workers who are laid off because of an increase in imports from, or a shift in production to, a country with which the United States has a free trade agreement in effect. Result: Rejected...

4:33pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Rubio amendment #651 (TAA eligibility); Not agreed to: 34-62 (60-vote threshold)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 634: Cornyn Amdt. No. 634; To provide Taiwan with critically needed United States-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen its self-defense capability against the increasing military threat from China. Result: Rejected (48-48, 4 members not voting, 3/5...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 650: Thune Amdt. No. 650; To require a report on the consequences of failing to act on trade agreements. Result: Rejected (44-52, 4 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 651: Rubio Amdt. No. 651; To limit eligibility for trade adjustment assistance to workers who are laid off because of an increase in imports from, or a shift in production to, a country with which the United States has a free trade agreement in effect. Result: Rejected...

At approximately 4:30pm today, there will be up to 5 roll call votes in relation to the following: Rubio 2nd degree amendment #651 (TAA limited eligibility) to amendment #633 Thune 2nd degree amendment #650 (ITC report) to amendment #633 (10 minutes of debate, equally divided and...

The Thune amendment #650 (ITC report) is now pending to the Casey amendment #633 (TAA) to H.R.2832.

The Rubio amendment #651 (TAA limited eligibility) is now pending to the Casey-Brown(OH)-Baucus amendment #633 to H.R.2832.

The Cornyn amendment #634 (F-16 aircraft to Taiwan) is now pending to the Casey-Brown(OH)-Baucus amendment #633 to H.R.2832.

The following amendments to H.R.2832 have been considered: McConnell amendment #626 (Trade Promotion Authority), as modified (preventing extraneous provisions in free trade agreements) to Casey amendment #633; Not Agreed to: 45-55 (60-vote threshold Hatch amendment #641 (Trade Adjustment Assistance...

Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. Following morning business,...

Discharged the Small Business committee and Passed S.633, Small Business Fraud Prevention Act w/ a Murray amendment Adopted S.Con.Res.17, expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan should be accorded observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

There will be no further roll call votes during today's session of the Senate.

5:31pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Kyl amendment #645 (TAA for firms) to Casey amendment #633 (TAA) to H.R.2832, the GSP bill; Not Agreed to: 43-54 (60-vote threshold)