A bill to prohibit the conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress.

United States115th CongressS-200Senate
Updated: Jan 24, 2017

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.

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HR-669: To prohibit the conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress.

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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