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Congress Passes Sanctions Bill on Russia, Now Heads to Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin / Getty Images
July 27, 2017

The Senate passed legislation on Thursday that imposes additional sanctions on Russia, sending the bill to President Donald Trump for his approval.

The House of Representatives passed the legislation on Tuesday with a 419-3 vote, and the Senate passed it on Thursday with a vote of 98-2, CNN reports.

In the bill, new sanctions also are imposed on North Korea and Iran.

The White House did not say if Trump would sign the legislation into law or if he would veto it. However, with the overwhelming majorities of members of Congress in favor, the legislation is essentially veto-proof.

The two senators to vote against the bill were Sens. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and Rand Paul (R., Ky.).