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Urging the United States to lead the world back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.

USA119th CongressHRES-317| House 
| Updated: 4/9/2025
James P. McGovern

James P. McGovern

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (53)
April McClain Delaney (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Maxine Dexter (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Janelle S. Bynum (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Lateefah Simon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Johnny Olszewski (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This resolution urges the United States to take a leading role in preventing nuclear war and reversing the global nuclear arms race, emphasizing the intolerable risk posed by the approximately 12,000 nuclear weapons still in existence. It highlights the special responsibility of the U.S. and Russia, which possess 95 percent of these weapons, to fulfill their obligations under the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The resolution underscores that even a limited use of nuclear weapons could cause catastrophic worldwide climate disruption and global famine, while a large-scale conflict would lead to unimaginable destruction and environmental damage, citing numerous near-misses and increased risks from current geopolitical tensions. The resolution calls on the President to actively pursue a world free of nuclear weapons as a national security imperative, advocating for specific measures to achieve this. These include engaging in good faith negotiations with other nuclear-armed states to halt arsenal buildup and pursue verifiable reduction and elimination agreements, particularly with Russia and China. Further provisions involve leading efforts for all nuclear-armed states to renounce first-use , implementing effective checks and balances on the Commander in Chief's sole authority, and ending the Cold War-era "hair-trigger alert" posture. It also seeks to end plans for new nuclear warhead production, maintain the global moratorium on nuclear explosive testing, and ensure full remediation of environmental contamination and care for affected workers and communities.
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Apr 9, 2025
Submitted in House
Apr 9, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • April 9, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • April 9, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

International Affairs

Urging the United States to lead the world back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.

USA119th CongressHRES-317| House 
| Updated: 4/9/2025
This resolution urges the United States to take a leading role in preventing nuclear war and reversing the global nuclear arms race, emphasizing the intolerable risk posed by the approximately 12,000 nuclear weapons still in existence. It highlights the special responsibility of the U.S. and Russia, which possess 95 percent of these weapons, to fulfill their obligations under the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The resolution underscores that even a limited use of nuclear weapons could cause catastrophic worldwide climate disruption and global famine, while a large-scale conflict would lead to unimaginable destruction and environmental damage, citing numerous near-misses and increased risks from current geopolitical tensions. The resolution calls on the President to actively pursue a world free of nuclear weapons as a national security imperative, advocating for specific measures to achieve this. These include engaging in good faith negotiations with other nuclear-armed states to halt arsenal buildup and pursue verifiable reduction and elimination agreements, particularly with Russia and China. Further provisions involve leading efforts for all nuclear-armed states to renounce first-use , implementing effective checks and balances on the Commander in Chief's sole authority, and ending the Cold War-era "hair-trigger alert" posture. It also seeks to end plans for new nuclear warhead production, maintain the global moratorium on nuclear explosive testing, and ensure full remediation of environmental contamination and care for affected workers and communities.
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Timeline
Apr 9, 2025
Submitted in House
Apr 9, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • April 9, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • April 9, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
James P. McGovern

James P. McGovern

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (53)
April McClain Delaney (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Maxine Dexter (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Janelle S. Bynum (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Lateefah Simon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Johnny Olszewski (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted