118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 669Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

To restrict the first-use strike of nuclear weapons.

International affairs
Introduced Jan 31, 2023
Last action Jan 31, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Jan 31, 2023
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Referred
Jan 31, 2023
Armed Services · Foreign Affairs
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2023
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.
Jan 31, 2023
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.