Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

1/26/2024, 8:15 AM

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

This bill prohibits using federal funds to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless Congress expressly authorizes such a strike pursuant to a declaration of war. A first-use nuclear strike is an attack using nuclear weapons against an enemy that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.

Congress
118
Number
HR - 669
Introduced on
2023-01-31
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

1/31/2023
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Purpose and Summary

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

This bill prohibits using federal funds to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless Congress expressly authorizes such a strike pursuant to a declaration of war. A first-use nuclear strike is an attack using nuclear weapons against an enemy that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo restrict the first-use strike of nuclear weapons.
Policy Areas
International Affairs

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Latest Summary3/27/2023

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

This bill prohibits using federal funds to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless Congress expressly authorizes such a strike pursuant to a declaration of war. A first-use nuc...

Latest Action1/31/2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the comm...