NBC News says the US House passed a 61-page Russia and Iran sanctions package 262 to 159 after the Senate voted 86 to 11 last month. Roll Call adds that seven Republicans voted no, that a childhood-education measure carried the Senate vehicle, and that White House advisers had indicated they would recommend a signature.
NBC News reported that the US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a 61-page sanctions package aimed at Russia and Iran by 262 to 159, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature. The same report said the Senate had passed the bill 86 to 11 last month. The package is the bill named for Lindsey O. Graham in that NBC account.[1]
Roll Call reports the House voted 262-159 on Wednesday evening to send Russia and Iran sanctions to the Oval Office, after the Senate passed the package 86-11 last month. The story says the bill includes a childhood-education measure the Senate used as a vehicle. Seven Republicans opposed it. Sen. Lindsey Graham announced a White House deal shortly before his death in July, and the White House had indicated advisers would recommend a signature.[2]
NBC News and Roll Call agree on the 262-159 House result and the earlier 86-11 Senate vote. What Roll Call adds, and NBC does not settle, is that a signature is still a recommendation from advisers rather than a completed act. NBC News does not say Trump has signed, and neither does Roll Call. The bill is still on the president's desk.[1], [2]
