Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017

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13 cosponsors · 12 D, 1 I

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This bill prohibits the President from using the Armed Forces to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless such strike is conducted pursuant to a congressional declaration of war expressly authorizing such strike.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 24, 2017

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017

"First-use nuclear strike" means a nuclear weapons attack against an enemy that is conducted without the President determining that the enemy has first launched a nuclear strike against the United States or a U.S. ally.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017

Latest action (Jan 24, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 24, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.