The Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would slap sanctions on Russia for meddling in 2016 election, clearing the bill for President Trump, who has sent mixed signals about whether he will sign it.
"This bill will give us the strongest possible hand to stand up against the aggressions of Russia," said Sen. Ben Cardin, of Maryland, who is the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "Russia attacked us on our Democratic institutions," has invaded Ukraine "and is participating in war crimes in Syria."
The bill includes the provisions from a Senate-passed measure plus changes made by the House, which passed it overwhelmingly earlier this week.
The bill also sanctions North Korea over its nuclear program and Iran for its ballistic missile program and sponsorship of terrorism.
Final passage was delayed for weeks after Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he wanted to have a say in the North Korea sanctions, which were added by the House. The two chambers worked out a deal late Wednesday in which Corker agreed to pass the House bill in exchange for House consideration of additional Senate legislation sanctioning North Korea.
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