The separate Cloture votes will apply to S.AMDT.1221 and to H.R.1314
(H.R.1314, the legislative vehicle for Trade Promotion Authority (H.R.1314 will be the legislative vehicle; related are S.995, H.R.1890, and H.R.1314.)
(S.AMDT.1221 Amends: H.R.1314)
There are many Senate Amendments (S.AMDT.) that are proposed to amend both S.AMDT.1221, the amendment to the overiding bill H.R.1314
All are worthy of deep exploration; here are four exceptionally good amendments:
Elizabeth Warren amendment # S.AMDT.1326: Monday May 18th, Amendment SA 1326 proposed by Sen. Warren and Sen. McCaskill to amendment SA 1221 and to the bill H.R. 1314 text: CR S2995
At the end of section 106(b), add the following:
(7) FOR AGREEMENTS THAT THREATEN UNITED STATES SOVEREIGNTY.--The trade authorities procedures shall not apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement entered into under section 103(b) if--
(A) the agreement, the implementing bill, or any statement of administrative action described in subsection (a)(1)(E)(ii) proposed to implement the agreement, includes an investor-state dispute settlement arbitration mechanism; and
(B) any other party to the agreement has opted out of all or part of the arbitration mechanism.
Elizabeth Warren amendment # S.AMDT.1327: Monday May 18th, Amendment SA 1327 proposed by Sen. Warren and 15 others to Amendment SA 1221
text: CR S2995 Her 15 Cosponsors are Sen Heitkamp, Manchin, Durbin, Boxer, Brown, Casey, Franken, Blumenthal, Baldwin, Markey, Peters, Whitehouse, Schatz, Udall, Heinrich
(Purpose: To prohibit application of the trade authorities procedures to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement that includes investor-state dispute settlement.) At the end of section 106(b), add the following:
(7) FOR AGREEMENTS THAT THREATEN UNITED STATES SOVEREIGNTY.--The trade authorities procedures shall not apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement or trade agreements entered into under section 103(b) if such agreement or agreements, the implementing bill, or any statement of administrative action described in subsection (a)(1)(E)(ii) proposed to implement such agreement or agreements, includes investor-state dispute settlement.
The 15 cosponsors are Senators Heitkamp, Manchin, Durbin, Boxer, Brown, Casey, Franken, Blumenthal, Baldwin, Markey, Peters, Whitehouse, Schatz, Udall, Heinrich, Martin.
Bernard Sanders amendment # S.AMDT.1364: Monday May 18th, Amendment SA 1364 proposed by Sen. Sanders to Amendment SA 1221
text: CR S3005 At the appropriate place in title I, add the following:
SEC. 1 _ . DRUG IMPORTATION.
(a) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.—The trade authorities procedures shall not apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement or trade agreements entered into under section 103(b) until the Secretary of Health and Human Services promulgates regulations under section 804(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384(b)), as amended by subsection (b)(2).
(b) AMENDMENTS TO FFDCA.—Section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘pharmacist or wholesaler’’ and inserting ‘‘pharmacist, wholesaler, or the head of a relevant agency of the Federal Government’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘from Canada’’;
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Canada’’ and inserting ‘‘any country that is a party to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement’’; and
(4) in subsection (j)—
(A) in the heading of paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘CANADA’’ and inserting ‘‘A FOREIGN COUNTRY’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘from Canada’’ and inserting ‘‘from a country that is a party to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement’’.
(c) PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION.—The principal negotiating objective of the United States regarding the importation of prescription drugs is to permit the importation of such drugs from any country that is a party to a trade agreement with the United States, pursuant to section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384).
Tammy Baldwin amendment # S.AMDT.1365: Monday May 18th, Amendment SA 1365 proposed by Sen. Baldwin and Sen. Blumenthal to H.R.1314 and to S.AMDT.1221
text: CR S3005 At the end of section 106(b), add the following:
(7) FOR AGREEMENTS WITH COUNTRIES THAT CRIMINALIZE HOMOSEXUALITY.—The trade authorities procedures shall not apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement entered into under section 103(b) with a country the government of which criminalizes homosexuality or persecutes or otherwise punishes individuals on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, as identified by the Secretary of State in the most recent annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices under section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n).
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S.AMDT.1221 Amends: H.R.1314
Here is a quickly growing list of Amendments to this amendment:
S.AMDT.1226 , S.AMDT.1227 , S.AMDT.1228 , S.AMDT.1233 , S.AMDT.1234 , S.AMDT.1237 , S.AMDT.1238 , S.AMDT.1242 , S.AMDT.1243 , S.AMDT.1248 , S.AMDT.1249 , S.AMDT.1250 , S.AMDT.1251 , S.AMDT.1252 , S.AMDT.1253 , S.AMDT.1254 , S.AMDT.1255 , S.AMDT.1256 , S.AMDT.1257 , S.AMDT.1258 , S.AMDT.1259 , S.AMDT.1260 , S.AMDT.1261 , S.AMDT.1262 , S.AMDT.1263 , S.AMDT.1264 , S.AMDT.1265 , S.AMDT.1266 , S.AMDT.1267 , S.AMDT.1268 , S.AMDT.1269 , S.AMDT.1270 , S.AMDT.1271 , S.AMDT.1272 , S.AMDT.1273 , S.AMDT.1274 , S.AMDT.1275 , S.AMDT.1276 , S.AMDT.1277 , S.AMDT.1278 , S.AMDT.1279 , S.AMDT.1280 , S.AMDT.1281 , S.AMDT.1282 , S.AMDT.1283 , S.AMDT.1284 , S.AMDT.1285 , S.AMDT.1286 , S.AMDT.1287 , S.AMDT.1288 , S.AMDT.1289 , S.AMDT.1290 , S.AMDT.1291 , S.AMDT.1292 , S.AMDT.1293 , S.AMDT.1294 , S.AMDT.1295 , S.AMDT.1296 , S.AMDT.1297 , S.AMDT.1298 , S.AMDT.1299 , S.AMDT.1300 , S.AMDT.1301 , S.AMDT.1302 , S.AMDT.1303 , S.AMDT.1304 , S.AMDT.1305 , S.AMDT.1306 , S.AMDT.1307 , S.AMDT.1308 , S.AMDT.1309 , S.AMDT.1310 , S.AMDT.1311 , S.AMDT.1312 , S.AMDT.1313 , S.AMDT.1314 , S.AMDT.1315 , S.AMDT.1316 , S.AMDT.1317 , S.AMDT.1318 , S.AMDT.1320 , S.AMDT.1321 , S.AMDT.1322 , S.AMDT.1323 , S.AMDT.1324 , S.AMDT.1325 , S.AMDT.1326 , S.AMDT.1327 , S.AMDT.1328 , S.AMDT.1330 , S.AMDT.1331 , S.AMDT.1332 , S.AMDT.1333 , S.AMDT.1334 , S.AMDT.1335 , S.AMDT.1336 , S.AMDT.1337 , S.AMDT.1338 , S.AMDT.1339 , S.AMDT.1340 , S.AMDT.1341 , S.AMDT.1342 , S.AMDT.1343 , S.AMDT.1344 , S.AMDT.1345 , S.AMDT.1346 , S.AMDT.1347 , S.AMDT.1348 , S.AMDT.1349 , S.AMDT.1350 , S.AMDT.1351 , S.AMDT.1352 , S.AMDT.1353 , S.AMDT.1354 , S.AMDT.1355 , S.AMDT.1356 , S.AMDT.1357 , S.AMDT.1358 , S.AMDT.1359 , S.AMDT.1360 , S.AMDT.1361 , S.AMDT.1362 , S.AMDT.1363 , S.AMDT.1364 , S.AMDT.1365 ,
Above List was effective 5-18-15 and grew longer on 5-19-15.