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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.

USA115th CongressS-1235| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (3)
Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • 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
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 16, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2668
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • June 16, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2668
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2668: 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

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.

USA115th CongressS-1235| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
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
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 16, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2668
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • June 16, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2668
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (3)
Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2668: 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