SENATE 1186118th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 4/18/2023
Actions
- 2023-04-18Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2023-04-18Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-04-18 (00)
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023
This bill prohibits the use of 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 that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.
Cosponsors (8)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
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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