U.S. House backs measure to clamp down on Myanmar over Rohingya rights

Refugees are seen at the Cox's Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh, near Rakhine state, Myanmar, during a trip by United Nations envoys to the region April 29, 2018. REUTERS/Michelle Nichols

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favour of legislation to pressure Myanmar, also known as Burma, to improve its record on human rights.

Lawmakers voted 382-30 to approve the measure as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a massive defence policy bill that is one of the few pieces of legislation passed by the U.S. Congress every year.