Congress Can Vote on Resolution Disapproving of Iran Agreement in September

© AFP 2023 / POOL / JOE KLAMAR (L-R) German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, US Secretary of State John Kerry, US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond (C) meet at the Palais Coburg Hotel, where the Iran nuclear talks are being held, in Vienna, Austria on July 14, 2015
(L-R) German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, US Secretary of State John Kerry, US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond (C) meet at the Palais Coburg Hotel, where the Iran nuclear talks are being held, in Vienna, Austria on July 14, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Members of the US Congress can vote in September after the summer recess on the legislation introduced today to halt implementation the Iran nuclear agreement, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier on Tuesday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce introduced a bill that would stop the Obama administration’s implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement.

“As Congress continues to review the President’s nuclear deal with Iran, every member must decide if this agreement truly makes our country safer. If members determine this deal does not make our country safer, they will have an opportunity to vote for this resolution when we return in September.”

The agreement, signed on July 14, 2015, eases international sanctions against Iran if the country scaling back its nuclear program and ensuring its peaceful nature.

The US Congress has 60 days to fully review the agreement, during which time President Barack Obama cannot waive or suspend congressional sanctions against Iran that are currently in place.

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