Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act

This bill would limit the size of the U.S. nuclear forces and bar federal funds for several nuclear weapons programs starting in fiscal year 2026. It would cap the military at 150 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles and 1,000 deployed strategic warheads, and limit purchases to eight Columbia-class submarines and 80 B-21 bombers. It would block funding for the Sentinel missile, a new air-launched cruise missile, low-yield nuclear warheads, the W-93 warhead, space-based missile defense, and the Uranium Processing Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It would also pause expanded plutonium pit production until a schedule and cost estimate are given to Congress, and require yearly reports on plans and nuclear weapons spending.

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Sponsors

• Edward J. Markey Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors