HOUSE 669116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 1/17/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-17Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2019-01-17Introduced in House
- 2019-01-17Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-17 (00)
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the President from conducting a nuclear strike against an enemy that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States or a U.S. ally, unless Congress expressly authorizes such a strike.
Cosponsors (20)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
Subjects
- Military command and structure
- Military operations and strategy
- Nuclear weapons
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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