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Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019

Introduced: August 30, 2019 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 17, 2019
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Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the President from conducting a nuclear strike against an enemy that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States or a U.S. ally, unless Congress expressly authorizes such a strike.

What's happening now January 17, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 41
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 30, 2019
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 6, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Sep 6, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Aug 30, 2019
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 21, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 30, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Mar 21, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 25, 2019
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 7, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 7, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jan 28, 2019
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 17, 2019
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 17, 2019
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 17, 2019
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jan 17, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 17, 2019
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 17, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 17, 2019
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 17, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 17, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 17, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 17, 2019
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 17, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 17, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 17, 2019
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 17, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 17, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 669: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-669/
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"H.R. 669: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-669/.
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