To establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.
Latest action · Mar 14, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill establishes that it is U.S. policy to not use nuclear weapons first.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2019 to Sep 22, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Feb 15, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 15, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Feb 15, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Oct 30, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Oct 30, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Oct 30, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Dec 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Mar 10, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 1, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 13, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 22, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2019 |
| East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
- Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 19, January 30, 2019, page H1338.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 272 | A bill to establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons. | Identical bill | Jan 30, 2019 |
| HR 2603 | To establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons. | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 15, 2021 |
| HR 4415 | To establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons. | Reintroduction of | Nov 15, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
