US passes Iran nuclear review bill
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Will there be an end? [By Zhai Haijun/China.org.cn] |
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed legislation that would allow Congress to review and potentially reject a nuclear deal with Iran.
Congressmen voted 400-25 to pass the bill, which is now headed to President Barack Obama's desk for his signature. The Senate passed the bill last week in a 98-1 vote.
Obama had said he would sign the bill into law.
World powers are negotiating with Iran on a comprehensive nuclear deal that would lift economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits on its nuclear program. The two sides reached a framework agreement in March, and are seeking to finish a final deal by June 30.
The legislation would give Congress the power to review a nuclear deal with Iran for 30 days and bar Obama from lifting any Congressional sanctions against Iran during that period.
If lawmakers disapprove of the deal, and then override a likely veto from Obama, his administration would lose the current power to waive certain economic sanctions Congress has imposed on Iran.
The bill's passage ensures that "Congress is in a position to effectively and decisively judge and constrain President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, should a bad deal be struck," said Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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