A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to grant Congress an unprecedented role in crafting U.S. foreign policy
From left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, meet before holding a news conference March 13, 2019. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo and drastically expand lawmakers’ ability to roll back key presidential national-security decisions.
Its introduction marks a watershed moment on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are growing increasingly amenable to restricting presidential power, with progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans joining forces on various efforts. Further, the bill requires both chambers to approve most weapons sales to foreign countries and entities. Currently, the administration is required to notify foreign-policy committee leaders on Capitol Hill, and the sale automatically goes through unless the House and Senate act to reverse it within 30 days with a veto-proof majority vote.
Rep. Jim McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat who chairs the House Rules Committee, is taking the lead on the lower chamber’s version of the newly-introduced legislation.
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