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House rushes to block Boeing sales to Iran

The Rules Committee will set up floor action on the measure on Monday.

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran.FILE PHOTO: A IranAir Boeing 747SP aircraft is pictured before leaving Tehran's Mehrabad airport September 19, 2011. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File photo - RTX2GZM9
An Iran Air Boeing 747SP aircraft is pictured before leaving Tehran's Mehrabad airport, Sept. 19, 2011. — REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File photo

Congress is rushing to block President Barack Obama's administration from allowing Boeing aircraft sales to Iran following Donald Trump’s election.

The House Rules Committee has made action on the legislation its very first priority when Congress returns from recess on Nov. 14. The full House could then vote on the bill from Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., as early as Nov. 16.

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