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S 272 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Military operations and strategy Nuclear weapons

A bill to establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.

Introduced: January 30, 2019 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes that it is U.S. policy to not use nuclear weapons first.

What's happening now January 30, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 921 Identical bill To establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 18, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 26, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 4, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 31, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jan 31, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 272: A bill to establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-272/
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"S. 272: A bill to establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-272/.
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S. 272, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-272/.
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