HR 669 · Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 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.
- Introduced
- Jan 23, 2025
- Latest action
- Jan 23, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA-36]
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Cosponsors
- 34
Summary
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025 This bill prohibits using 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 without confirming that there has been a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.
Recent actions
- Jan 23, 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.
- Jan 23, 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.
- Jan 23, 2025 Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.