H.R. 669 · 119th Congress · House

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

Active· Introduced in House
Introduced
Jan 23, 25
Passed House
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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 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. JAN 23, 2025House floor actions

    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.

  2. JAN 23, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in House

Committees

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Armed Services Committee

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Referred: Jan 23, 2025

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Foreign Affairs Committee

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Referred: Jan 23, 2025

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