For the first time, the United States Congress overrode a veto by U.S. President Barack Obama on Sept. 28 to pass the Justice Against Sponsors of Terror Act (JASTA). The Senate voted 97 to 1 for the act and the House of Representatives similarly voted overwhelmingly in favor at 348 to 76. The support for the bill — which would allow victims of terrorist attacks to sue the foreign governments accused of sponsoring them — is unsurprising in an election year, given that the bill was written specifically for the families of 9/11 victims. However, its implications stretch far beyond 9/11 victims and the Saudi government they wish to sue. Currently, any state not on the U.S. Sponsors of Terror list is immune to private lawsuit, and only Syria, Sudan and Iran are on that list.