On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 27 - A joint resolution disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the People’s Republic of China.

Constitutional Vote: Yes

Vote Date: July 20, 1999

MFN/NTR Trade with Red China. This legislation is identical to the House Vote in that it would reverse President Clinton’s decision to grant China "Normal Trade Relations" (formerly Most Favored Nation status). But the Senate dispensed with the measure in a different manner, voting on whether to discharge the resolution from the Senate Finance Committee for a vote on passage instead of voting on the resolution itself.

The Senate rejected the discharge motion on the bill, S.J. Res. 27, on July 20, 1999, by a vote of 12-87 (Roll Call 213). We have assigned pluses to the yeas.