Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 669
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025
Refreshed 4 h ago
Introduced 2025-01-23Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceRestricting 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.
Sponsors
- Ted Lieu Democrat sponsor
- 34 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-01-23 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-01-23 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-23 | Introduced in House | introduce |