Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023
United States118th CongressS-1186Senate
Updated: Apr 18, 2023
Summary
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023 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.
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HR-669: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023Introduced in House
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Senate
Introduced in Senate
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