(VOVworld) - The US House of Representatives voted 251 to 173 on Thursday for a measure that would bar President Barack Obama from waiving any sanctions on Iran under the pact until $40 billion has been paid to Americans deemed to be victims of Iranian-backed terrorism. The measure passed the Republican-led House largely along party lines, with Republicans in favor and Obama's fellow Democrats opposed. The White House said on Wednesday that Obama would veto the measure if it passed, and that he would oppose any legislation that would undermine the nuclear agreement reached in July between the United States, five other world powers and Iran. The move came two weeks after efforts to kill the Iran nuclear deal failed in the US Congress.