US House Reaches Threshold for Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill, Russian State Media Reports
TASS reported that 217 members of the House of Representatives had voted in favor of the legislation as balloting continued.
The Russian state news agency TASS reported that a bill imposing sanctions on Russia has secured enough votes in the US House of Representatives to be adopted, citing an ongoing vote count.
According to TASS, 217 members of the House had voted in favor of the measure at the time of its report, with the vote still underway.
The report did not specify the exact title of the bill, its full contents, or the threshold required for passage beyond noting that 217 votes had been reached. TASS also did not provide additional details on the timeline for a Senate vote or presidential action, nor did it name the bill's sponsors.
This report is based solely on the TASS dispatch, and further official confirmation from US congressional sources or other outlets was not immediately available.
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