Kyl–Lieberman Amendment

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Kyl–Lieberman Amendment
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn act to express the sense of the Senate regarding Iran[1]
Enacted bythe 110th United States Congress
Codification
Acts amendedH.R.1585
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate by Jon Kyl
  • Passed the Senate on  (76–22)

The Kyl–Lieberman Amendment was an amendment to H.R.1585 – the

Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a foreign terrorist organization".[3]

Barack Obama and John McCain did not vote on the measure in the Senate, which passed with a 76–22 vote, while Hillary Clinton voted in favor.[4]

References

  1. ^ "S.Amdt.3017 to S.Amdt.2011". Senate.gov. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ^ Patashnik, Josh (23 October 2007). "Obama Hits Clinton Over Support For Kyl-lieberman". The New Republic. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ^ Goldfarb, Michael. "The Kyl-Lieberman Amendment". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Roll Call Vote 110th Congress - 1st Session". US Senate. Retrieved 31 May 2018.