Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021

United States117th CongressS-1148Senate
Updated: Apr 15, 2021

Summary

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless Congress expressly authorizes such a strike pursuant to a declaration of war. A first-use nuclear strike is an attack using nuclear weapons against an enemy that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.

Bill texts

Available versions
Introduced (Senate)View official text

1 version available

All available records shown.

Timeline

Latest companion bill action

HR-669: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021

Introduced in House

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

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

All available records shown.