Senators To Review Bill Designed To Limit Iran Nuclear Deal

NPR | By David Welna

Published April 13, 2015 at 4:33 PM EDT

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will review a bill Tuesday that intends to give Congress a voice on the Iran nuclear agreement. The bill would take away the president's power to lift sanctions on Iran for 60 days after an agreement is reached, so Congress would have time to review it.

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