Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 24, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017
This bill prohibits the President from using the Armed Forces to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless such strike is conducted pursuant to a congressional declaration of war expressly authorizing such strike.
"First-use nuclear strike" means a nuclear weapons attack against an enemy that is conducted without the President determining that the enemy has first launched a nuclear strike against the United States or a U.S. ally.
Cosponsors 82
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2017 to Sep 13, 2018, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jan 30, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 30, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jan 30, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jan 30, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 7, 2017 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 7, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Feb 7, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 200 | Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Jan 24, 2017 |
Subjects
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- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in House
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