The bill on sanctions against the Russian Federation and Iran met with opposition in the lower house of Congress
The US Senate bill S.722 on new sanctions against Iran and Russia, which also limits the powers of the country's president to change such restrictive measures, has faced opposition in the lower house of Congress, which may delay its approval, reports Interfax message of the newspaper The Wall Street Journal.
It is also not excluded that if the law is passed by both chambers, the US President may impose a veto on it.
Recently, the bill was approved by the Senate.
Previously, Republican leaders in the lower house, including Speaker Paul Ryan, stated that the bill violated the constitution and called on the Senate to correct it accordingly. The fact is that “in the case of bills affecting budget revenues (and S.722 is technically such), the legislative initiative should come from the House of Representatives, while the Senate has the right to propose amendments and additions,” The Washington Post explained last week. .
Sanctions bills often face similar obstacles. After technical changes, the document is returned to the lower chamber.
As the newspaper notes, “The White House and President Trump personally faced a dilemma because of this bill: if the document is adopted as it is, it will undermine the position of the head of state in the world arena and narrow its authority in the diplomatic sphere, but if Trump“ drowns ”the bill , the accusations of aiding Russia will sound louder. "
Texas Rep. Pete Sessions from the Texas House of Representatives is concerned about the consequences of adopting a bill for oil and gas companies. In particular, he is alarmed by the fact that "companies will have to disclose confidential information, which may weaken their competitive position."
The agency recalls that, according to the provisions of the amendment, US companies and individuals will be banned from providing loans to Russian banks for more than 14 days (until now, the limit was 90 days). In addition, we are talking about restrictive measures for the energy sector - it is proposed to limit the duration of transactions with the provision of financing to Russian energy companies to 30 days.
The document has a separate paragraph on the “Nord Stream 2”. It says that the United States will continue to impede the implementation of the project "because of its detrimental consequences for the EU's energy security, the development of the gas market in Central and Eastern Europe and the energy reforms in Ukraine."
It is also not excluded that if the law is passed by both chambers, the US President may impose a veto on it.
Recently, the bill was approved by the Senate.
Previously, Republican leaders in the lower house, including Speaker Paul Ryan, stated that the bill violated the constitution and called on the Senate to correct it accordingly. The fact is that “in the case of bills affecting budget revenues (and S.722 is technically such), the legislative initiative should come from the House of Representatives, while the Senate has the right to propose amendments and additions,” The Washington Post explained last week. .
Sanctions bills often face similar obstacles. After technical changes, the document is returned to the lower chamber.
Is there an opportunity to soften the bill? Definitely. There are people who would really like him to fail,
said the head of the Senate Committee on International Relations, Bob Corker, who helped agree on the final version of the amendment.As the newspaper notes, “The White House and President Trump personally faced a dilemma because of this bill: if the document is adopted as it is, it will undermine the position of the head of state in the world arena and narrow its authority in the diplomatic sphere, but if Trump“ drowns ”the bill , the accusations of aiding Russia will sound louder. "
I suspect that the administration does not want this bill to see the light, because it seems that the president always seeks to protect Vladimir Putin and the Russians,
said last week a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Democrat Eliot Engel.Texas Rep. Pete Sessions from the Texas House of Representatives is concerned about the consequences of adopting a bill for oil and gas companies. In particular, he is alarmed by the fact that "companies will have to disclose confidential information, which may weaken their competitive position."
We need to change this bill. It should be expected that a Texas representative understands the needs of Texas companies,
said sesns.The agency recalls that, according to the provisions of the amendment, US companies and individuals will be banned from providing loans to Russian banks for more than 14 days (until now, the limit was 90 days). In addition, we are talking about restrictive measures for the energy sector - it is proposed to limit the duration of transactions with the provision of financing to Russian energy companies to 30 days.
The document has a separate paragraph on the “Nord Stream 2”. It says that the United States will continue to impede the implementation of the project "because of its detrimental consequences for the EU's energy security, the development of the gas market in Central and Eastern Europe and the energy reforms in Ukraine."
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