HOUSE 669119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Honoring the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Last Action
- 9/2/2025
Actions
- 2025-01-23Referred 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.
- 2025-01-23Referred 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.
- 2025-01-23Introduced in House
- 2025-01-23Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-23 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- James McGovern (D-MA)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
Subjects
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Military command and structure
- Military operations and strategy
- Nuclear weapons
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- War and emergency powers
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