H.R. 669 · 118th Congress · House

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

Active· Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined…
Introduced
Jan 31, 23
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
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Sent to President
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Signed into Law
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Executive Summary

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

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 that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.

Action Timeline

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  1. JAN 31, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. JAN 31, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JAN 31, 2023IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

  4. JAN 31, 2023IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

Committees

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Armed Services Committee

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Referred: Jan 31, 2023

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Foreign Affairs Committee

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Referred: Jan 31, 2023

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