SENATE 192119th CongressSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2710; text: CR S2718)
A resolution designating April 30, 2025, as "National Assistive Technology Awareness Day".
- Last Action
- 4/30/2025
Actions
- 2025-01-22Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2025-01-22Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-22 (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 (7)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
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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