The House voted overwhelmingly to end federal government restrictions on local governments ability to "disinvest from organizations that have at least $ 20 million invested in the Iranian energy sector or sell $ 20 million in services or equipment to that sector". The House vote was 414 to 6. The State Department opposed the legislation saying that "disinvestment hampers the conduct of US foreign policy". The bill (HR 1327) now awaits Senate action. (I guess my bias is showing; can you blame me?)
(Source: "How They Voted". The Virginian Pilot on 10/19/09).
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