The victims of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut are one step closer to receiving compensation from Iran after the House passed legislation on Wednesday.

The Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes Act amends existing law to allow victims and their families the opportunity to collect on previous court judgments from $1.7 billion of Iranian funds based in Luxembourg. The act passed the House with strong bipartisan support, 397 to 31.

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