The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a bill on Tuesday with overwhelming bipartisan support – and endorsement from the White House – that will grant Congress oversight powers for an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program.

The bill was significantly revised to achieve the broad bipartisan support sought by the committee’s chairman, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), who said at a hearing on the bill Tuesday afternoon that he was satisfied with the final product...

...Sen. Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), a co-author of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, said he supported the changes made by Corker.

“At the end of the day, Congress must have oversight responsibility, and this legislation provides it,” said Menendez. “This bill establishes a managed process for congressional review and a framework for congressional oversight.”

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