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HR 8902 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

To direct the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress before carrying out an order to use a nuclear weapon without a declaration of war by Congress.

Introduced: September 19, 2022 Introduced by: Slotkin, Elissa Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Sep 19, 2022
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This bill requires the Department of Defense to notify the congressional defense committees, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the minority leader of the Senate (in such order) upon the receipt of an order (and prior to implementation) by the President to use nuclear weapons without a declaration of war by Congress.

What's happening now September 19, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8902: To direct the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress before carrying out an order to use a nuclear weapon without a declaration of war by Congress.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8902/
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"H.R. 8902: To direct the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress before carrying out an order to use a nuclear weapon without a declaration of war by Congress.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8902/.
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H.R. 8902, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8902/.
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[H.R. 8902: To direct the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress before carrying out an order to use a nuclear weapon without a declaration of war by Congress.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8902/)
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