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Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

Introduced: April 23, 2026 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jan 23, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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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Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

This bill prohibits using 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 without confirming that there has been a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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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 Cosponsors 35
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McBride, Sarah
Delaware · May 29, 2026
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Levin, Mike
California · Apr 23, 2026
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Apr 20, 2026
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Dexter, Maxine
Oregon · Apr 13, 2026
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Apr 13, 2026
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 13, 2026
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Simon, Lateefah
California · Apr 13, 2026
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 13, 2026
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Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Dec 2, 2025
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Ansari, Yassamin
Arizona · Nov 12, 2025
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Nov 4, 2025
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 4, 2025
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 24, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 8, 2025
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Aug 5, 2025
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Jul 21, 2025
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 24, 2025
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Thompson, Mike
California · May 7, 2025
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 11, 2025
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Amo, Gabe
Rhode Island · Jan 23, 2025
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 23, 2025
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 23, 2025
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 23, 2025
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 23, 2025
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Garamendi, John
California · Jan 23, 2025
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jan 23, 2025
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 23, 2025
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2025
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 23, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 23, 2025
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 23, 2025
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 23, 2025
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 23, 2025
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 23, 2025
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 23, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 669: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-669/
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"H.R. 669: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-669/.
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H.R. 669, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-669/.
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