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To reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to prohibit the procurement of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2668| House 
| Updated: 6/16/2017
Earl Blumenauer

Earl Blumenauer

Democratic Representative

Oregon

Cosponsors (13)
Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee, Strategic Forces Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense (DOD) funds: (1) for procuring more than eight Columbia-class submarines; (2) to maintain more than 150 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles; or (3) through FY2024, for the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) or the procurement of the B-21 long-range penetrating bomber aircraft. The bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of DOD or Department of Energy (DOE) funds: to maintain more than 1,000 deployed strategic warheads, as counted under the New START Treaty; to make the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons; for extending the life of tactical versions of the B61 gravity bomb; for the RDT&E or procurement of a new air-launched cruise missile or for the W80 warhead life extension program; for the RDT&E or procurement of the ground-based strategic deterrent or any new intercontinental ballistic missile; for the IW-1 life extension program; for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina; or for the Uranium Processing Facility located at the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. DOD and DOE must report to Congress on the plans for, and the estimated cost savings from, carrying out this bill.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-1235
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 25, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E722)
Jun 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
  • May 25, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-1235
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 25, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.


  • May 25, 2017
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E722)


  • June 16, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-1235: A bill to reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to prohibit the procurement of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.
Congressional oversightDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyMilitary operations and strategyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNuclear weaponsResearch administration and fundingSouth CarolinaTennessee

To reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to prohibit the procurement of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2668| House 
| Updated: 6/16/2017
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense (DOD) funds: (1) for procuring more than eight Columbia-class submarines; (2) to maintain more than 150 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles; or (3) through FY2024, for the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) or the procurement of the B-21 long-range penetrating bomber aircraft. The bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of DOD or Department of Energy (DOE) funds: to maintain more than 1,000 deployed strategic warheads, as counted under the New START Treaty; to make the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons; for extending the life of tactical versions of the B61 gravity bomb; for the RDT&E or procurement of a new air-launched cruise missile or for the W80 warhead life extension program; for the RDT&E or procurement of the ground-based strategic deterrent or any new intercontinental ballistic missile; for the IW-1 life extension program; for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina; or for the Uranium Processing Facility located at the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. DOD and DOE must report to Congress on the plans for, and the estimated cost savings from, carrying out this bill.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-1235
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 25, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E722)
Jun 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
  • May 25, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-1235
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 25, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.


  • May 25, 2017
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E722)


  • June 16, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Earl Blumenauer

Earl Blumenauer

Democratic Representative

Oregon

Cosponsors (13)
Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee, Strategic Forces Subcommittee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-1235: A bill to reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to prohibit the procurement of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyMilitary operations and strategyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNuclear weaponsResearch administration and fundingSouth CarolinaTennessee