118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1186 — Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

“A bill to restrict the first-use strike of nuclear weapons.”

International affairs

Introduced Apr 18, 2023

Last action Apr 18, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Apr 18, 2023

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Referred

Apr 18, 2023

Foreign Relations

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Apr 18, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Apr 18, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.