A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the congressional review provision of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 does not apply to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action announced on 7/14/15, because the President failed...

S.RES.251
Introduced: 
September 10, 2015
114
First
September 10, 2015
Referred to Senate (sub)committee

Like the similar resolution in the House (*H. Res. 411 of 9/9/15), this resolution stated that, because the Obama administration had not fully complied with the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (see *H.R. 1191 of 3/2/15), it was not legally authorized to implement the nuclear deal reached with Iran on 7/14. Therefore, it stated, existing sanctions on Iran would only be allowed to be lifted if the nuclear deal were treated like a treaty and ratified by the Senate in a two-thirds vote.

4 cosponsors (4R).

Last major action: 9/10/15 referred to Senate Comm. on Foreign Relations.

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