Yay I am happy... because the House cleared the US-India Nuclear Deal, now renamed "US and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act, 2006"
From Reuters (Congress panel moves on US-India nuclear deal - 06/27/06) :
After months of delay during which the deal was mired in controversy, the House of Representatives International Relations Committee voted 37 to 5 to make changes in U.S. law that would allow the agreement to proceed. ... Rep. Tom Lantos, a California Democrat who co-sponsored the bill with Hyde, said "the impact of this legislation on the new geo-strategic alignment between India and the United States for the balance of the 21st century ... cannot be overstated."
What Happens Next?
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote tomorrow (Thursday 28th June)
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House and Senate will then send bill vote to full chambers which is likely in July. Since the deadline of 60 days is built into the bill, so it is likely to become a law by August, before Congress recesses, assuming it goes through from now on.
More updates tomorrow...
(Note also: My First Blog directly from Writely, so sorry if the formatting is not great)
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