Sens. Corker, Menendez Set Date for Committee Vote on Iran Bill
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote on the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, S-615 (here), on April 14, said committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and ranking member Bob Menendez, D-N.J., in a recent statement (here). The legislation…
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would require congressional approval of any nuclear enrichment deal that the U.S. strikes with Iran. Some business and trade leaders have rejected Iran sanctions legislation as an obstacle to restoring commercial ties between the two countries (see 1412090026). Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., tried to bring the legislation to the Senate floor in early March, but Democrats cried foul and insisted on regular order, the process where legislation moves through committee and then is considered on the floor of the chamber (see 1503060012). Obama has threatened to veto the bill, but Capitol Hill supporters of the measure are aiming for a veto-proof majority of 67 votes. The U.S. faces a late March deadline for tentative progress in the talks (here).