rich 1.0 (WASHINGTON) — The Senate has passed legislation that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia. By voice vote Tuesday, senators approved the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act despite threats from Riyadh to pull billions of dollars from the U.S. economy if the bill is enacted. The legislation gives victims' families the right to sue the government of Saudi Arabia in U.S. TIME's Top Stories https://audioboom.com/channels/3380207-time-s-top-stories Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/21885291/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/4578654/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>