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HOUSE 1086116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Hold the LYNE Act

Last Action
2/8/2019

Actions

  • 2019-02-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
  • 2019-02-07Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • 2019-02-07Introduced in House
  • 2019-02-07Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-02-07 (00)

Hold the Low-Yield Nuclear Explosive Act or the Hold the LYNE Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy from using funds for the research and development, production, or deployment of the Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead.

Cosponsors (20)

  • ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
  • John Garamendi (D-CA)
  • EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
  • JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
  • BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
  • JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
  • PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
  • BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
  • Donald Payne (D-NJ)
  • Donald Beyer (D-VA)
  • DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
  • BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
  • Mark Pocan (D-WI)
  • Jackie Speier (D-CA)
  • Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
  • Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
  • Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)

Subjects

  • Appropriations
  • Defense spending
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Energy
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Military procurement, research, weapons development
  • Nuclear weapons
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