Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 23, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedJan 23, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 65 words.
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025 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 without confirming that there has been a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.
Context
- Committees
- House Armed Services Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee - Policy area
- International Affairs: 94 of 4,008 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.3%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 233 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 460 words
- Subjects
- Congressional-executive branch relationsMilitary command and structureMilitary operations and strategyNuclear weaponsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsWar and emergency powers
- Latest action
- Jan 23, 2025: 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 committee concerned.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 192 Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]