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RFE/RL: US lawmakers reportedly agree on sanctions for Russia, Iran, North Korea

Published July 23, 2017. Updated July 23 at 10:57 am

House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) joins health care providers at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol June 22, in Washington, DC. Hoyer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and fellow House Democrats joined the news conference to offer their views on discuss "the devastating impact of the Republican proposals to roll back access to health care for millions of Americans."

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U.S. lawmakers say they have reached a bipartisan agreement on a bill that would bring new sanctions against Russia, Iran, and North Korea.

Steny Hoyer (Democrat-Maryland), the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, said on July 22 that lawmakers from both parties had resolved several issues that were holding up the bill, a similar version of which was passed by the Senate last month.