S. 1186 · 118th Congress · Senate

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced
Apr 18, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. APR 18, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. APR 18, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Apr 18, 2023

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