He characterized the Senate amendment as basically requiring "more reporting to Congress over the activities that are in place now."

The House agreed to the Senate amendments, 285-140, on March 25.

That evening, the Bill again passed the House, with the Senate amendment this time, under a suspension of the rules.

The measure now goes to the Assembly for concurrence with Senate amendments to its bill.

But imposing American sanctions, as a Senate amendment to the trade bill would do, is not the answer.

It must first be sent back to the House for approval of Senate amendments.

The Senate amendments were removed from the bill during negotiations in the conference committee and the bill was signed hours before the fiscal year started.

More recently, the House passed a nonbinding resolution to approve the Senate amendment.

Whether or not this particular amendment survives, other pernicious Senate amendments are in the works.

The next day the House accepted the Senate amendment and passed the revised bill by voice vote.