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House Passes Russia Sanctions Bill, Restricts President’s Power

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Posted: July 25th, 2017

The United States House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation on Tuesday to impose tough new sanctions and codify existing sanctions against Russia into law, placing limits on any possible efforts by the president to try to lift sanctions against Moscow. The vote was 419-3.

The sanctions package also targets Iran and North Korea as well as Russia for its interference in the 2016 presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria. It now must be approved by the Senate, which had previously passed a sanctions bill by a 98-2 margin. President Donald Trump would then have to decide whether to sign the bill into law.

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