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Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

Introduced: April 18, 2023 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 18, 2023
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Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

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.

What's happening now April 18, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 669 Identical bill Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 21, 2024
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 18, 2023
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Apr 18, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 18, 2023
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 18, 2023
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 18, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 18, 2023
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1186: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1186/
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"S. 1186: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1186/.
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S. 1186, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1186/.
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