The Senate has adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 24th. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 2164.

The following nominations were confirmed during wrap-up:

• LaVerne Horton Council, NJ, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology). By voice vote.
• David J. Shulkin, PA , to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department  of Veteran’s Affairs. By voice vote.
• Executive calendar #s 157-192. By unanimous consent.
• Nominations placed on the Secretary’s Desk for the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, and Navy. By unanimous consent.

The following legislation was passed by unanimous consent during wrap-up:

• S. 209, Ulysses S. Grant Association
• S. Res. 210, 125th Anniversary of the State of Wyoming.
• McConnell’s request to amend H.R.. 644 to request a conference with the House.

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5:37 p.m. Senator Moran spoke on the OPM security breach.

5:03 p.m. Senator Baldwin and Senator Capito spoke on the Jason Simkumski Memorial Act.

3:23 p.m. Senator Hatch spoke on trade.

3:07 p.m. Senator Thune spoke on trade.

2:56 p.m. Senator Gardner spoke on the Trans Pacific Partnership.

2:30 p.m. Senator Donnelly spoke about the export-import bank.

2:16 p.m. Senator Ayotte spoke on the internet sales tax moratorium.

2:15 p.m. The Senate returned from the recess.

12:30 p.m. The Senate recessed until 2:15 p.m to allow for the weekly caucus luncheons.

11:45 a.m. Senators Cornyn, Carper, Manchin, and Flake spoke about trade.

11:37 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell, and Senators Brown and Sanders spoke following cloture being invoked on Trade Promotion Authority.

11:36 a.m. Cloture invoked 60-37.  Democrats in favor: Bennet, Cantwell, Carper, Coons, Feinstein, Heitkamp, Kaine, McCaskill, Murray, Nelson, Shaheen, Warner, and Wyden. Republicans against: Collins, Cruz, Paul, Sessions and Shelby.  Senators not voting: Corker, Lee, Menendez.

11:06 a.m. Roll call vote begins on cloture on TPA.

10:17 a.m. Senators Hatch, Wyden, and Brown spoke on Trade Promotion Authority.

10:10 a.m.  DL Reid spoke about the shooting in South Carolina.

10:03 a.m. ML McConnell mvoes to appoint conferees and files cloture on the motion to insist upon the Senate amendment and agree to the request by the House for a conference and appoint conferees to HR 644, the Customs bill.  Speaks on schedule and trade bills, hopes to finish TPA, TAA, and move to conference on the Customs bill.

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The Senate will convene at 10:00am.

• At 11:00am, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House message accompanying H.R. 2146 [the legislative vehicle for Trade Promotion Authority].

o    If cloture is invoked on the House message accompanying H.R. 2146, there will be up to thirty hours of post-cloture debate prior to a vote on the motion to concur.  Following disposition of the House message accompanying H.R. 2146, the Senate will immediately proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House message accompanying H.R. 1295 [the legislative vehicle for the trade preferences legislation and Trade Adjustment Assistance], with an amendment.

The following amendments/motion are currently pending to the motion to concur in the House message accompanying H.R. 2146 [the legislative vehicle for Trade Promotion Authority]:

• McConnell amendment to change the enactment date. (#2060)
• McConnell second-degree amendment to McConnell amendment #2060, of a perfecting nature. (#2061)
• McConnell motion to refer H.R. 2146 to the Finance Committee, with instructions to change the enactment date. (#2062)
• McConnell amendment to McConnell motion to refer #2062, of a perfecting nature. (#2063)
• McConnell second-degree amendment to McConnell amendment #2063, of a perfecting nature. (#2064)

The following amendments/motion are currently pending to the motion to concur in the House message accompanying H.R. 1295 [the legislative vehicle for trade preferences legislation and Trade Adjustment Assistance]:

• McConnell amendment in the nature of a substitute. (#2065) [text of trade preferences legislation and Trade Adjustment Assistance]
• McConnell amendment to McConnell substitute amendment #2065, to change the enactment date. (#2066)
• McConnell motion to refer H.R. 1295 to the Finance Committee, with instructions to change the enactment date. (#2067)
• McConnell amendment to McConnell motion to refer #2067, of a perfecting nature. (#2068)
• McConnell second-degree amendment to McConnell amendment #2068, of a perfecting nature. (#2069)