Senate Committee Gives Resounding Support for Iran Oversight Bill
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved on April 14 legislation to require congressional approval of a final Iran nuclear deal, following a committee markup on the same day. The committee revised the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015,…
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S-615, to force a 30-day review period for Congress once the Obama administration submits the text of a final agreement to lawmakers, committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said in a statement (here). The bill prohibits the removal of Iran sanctions until the process for legislative approval, which could ultimately take up to 52 days, is complete. Meanwhile, the State Department waived certain Iran sanctions until July 1 in a Federal Register notice (here). The U.S. and other global powers will need to act to prolong the sanctions relief after that date, said the notice.