On the Amendment S.Amdt. 625: McCain Amdt. No. 625; To extend the trade adjustment assistance as in effect before the enactment of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance of 2009.
Result: Rejected (46-53, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 641: Hatch Amdt. No. 641; To make the effective date of the amendments expanding the trade adjustment assistance program contingent on the enactment of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement...
12:32pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Hatch amendment #641 (TAA enactment) to the Casey amendment #633 to H.R.2832, the GSP bill; Not Agreed to: 44-54 (60-vote threshold)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 625: McCain Amdt. No. 625; To extend the trade adjustment assistance as in effect before the enactment of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance of 2009.
Result: Rejected (46-53, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 641: Hatch Amdt. No. 641; To make the effective date of the amendments expanding the trade adjustment assistance program contingent on the enactment of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement...
At approximately 12:30pm today, the Senate will conduct 2 roll call votes in relation to the following amendments to the Casey amendment #633 (TAA) to H.R.2832, the GSP bill:
Hatch amendment #641 (TAA enactment dependent on FTA enactment) (60-vote threshold) and
McCain amendment #625 (TAA 2-year...
5:48pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the McConnell amendment #626, as modified (Trade Promotion Authority; preventing extraneous provisions in free trade agreements) to Casey amendment #633 (TAA) to H.R.2832, the GSP Act
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 626: McConnell Amdt. No. 626 as Modified; To provide trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and for other trade agreements.
Result: Rejected (45-55, 3/5 threshold)
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5:20pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Timothy M. Cain to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina; Confirmed: 99-0
On the Nomination: Confirmation Timothy M. Cain, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina
Result: Confirmed (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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At 5:15pm, Executive Calendar #169, John Andrew Ross to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri will be confirmed by unanimous consent.
At approximately 5:15pm, there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following:
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar...
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 626: McConnell Amdt. No. 626 as Modified; To provide trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and for other trade agreements.
Result: Rejected (45-55, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Nomination: Confirmation Timothy M. Cain, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina
Result: Confirmed (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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5:31pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2832, GSP and the vehicle for TAA; Invoked: 84-8
On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2832; A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
Result: Agreed to (84-8, 8 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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At approximately 5:30pm today, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2832, the General System of Preferences Act and the vehicle for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2832; A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
Result: Agreed to (84-8, 8 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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During Friday's session of the Senate, Senator Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #166, H.R.2832, the Generalized System of Preferences Act, which will be the vehicle for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
By unanimous consent, the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to H.R.2832...