S 192
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025
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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sen. Edward J. Markey [D-MA]
- Cosponsors
- 7
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Introduced
- 2025-01-22
- Latest action
- 2025-01-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-01-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2025-01-22: Introduced in Senate