HR 669 United States House · 117th Congress

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021

Summary

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021 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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2021

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Introduced Feb 1, 2021 Last action Feb 1, 2021

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Feb 1, 2021

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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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Feb 1, 2021

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1 primary · 43 co-sponsors