(VOVworld) – A bill that gives US Congress a voice in any nuclear agreement between the US and Iran was passed overwhelmingly by the Senate on Thursday.

US Senator Mitch McConnell (centre-L), the majority leader, on Thursday in the Capitol. The vote, 98 to 1, was a rare show of bipartisanship. (Photo: NYT)

The “Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act”, which was approved 98 to 1, requires President Obama’s administration send the final accord to Congress as soon as it was completed. It delays any lifting of sanctions 30 days for a congressional review.
The House of Representatives is expected to take up the Senate measure as early as next week.