S. 192 · 119th Congress · Senate

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

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Introduced
Jan 22, 25
Passed Senate
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Passed House
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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 22, 2025Senate

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

  2. JAN 22, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in Senate

Committees

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Jan 22, 2025

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