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Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015

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The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (INARA) (H.R. 1191, Pub.L 114–17) is a bill that was passed by the United States Congress in May 2015, giving Congress the right to review any agreement reached in the then ongoing P5+1 talks with Iran aiming to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA).

The bill passed in the Senate by a 98–1 vote (only Republican Tom Cotton voted against), and then passed in the House by a vote of 400–25 on May 14.[1] President Barack Obama threatened to veto the bill, but eventually a version arrived that had enough support to override any veto, and Obama signed it into law on May 22, 2015.[2]

Larry Klayman filed a lawsuit, alleging that the law was an unconstitutional abrogation of the Senate's Treaty Power. The lawsuit was dismissed for lack of standing.[3]

In 2022, a group of Republican Senators said an agreement to return to the JCPOA required congressional review under INARA, while others said the JCPOA has already been through such a review.[4]

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  1. ↑ Zengerle, Patricia (May 14, 2015). "U.S. House passes Iran nuclear review legislation". Reuters. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "President Obama Signs Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015". Steptoe. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  3. ↑ Kauri, Vidya (September 10, 2015). "Larry Klayman's Iran Deal Suit Tossed Over Standing". Law360. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Republican senators threaten to block Iran deal Archived 2022-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, Laura Kelly, The Hill, February 8, 2022.
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