HR 7518

This Rhode Island House Resolution urges the federal government to take comprehensive action to reduce the risk of nuclear war, including signing and ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), making nuclear disarmament the centerpiece of U.S. national security policy, and leading global efforts to prevent nuclear conflict. The resolution highlights the catastrophic humanitarian and environmental consequences of nuclear weapons, criticizes the current U.S. policy that allows sole presidential authority to launch nuclear weapons, and calls for redirecting the planned trillion-dollar nuclear modernization budget toward addressing human needs. As a state-level resolution, this measure expresses Rhode Island's legislative position on federal nuclear policy but does not carry binding legal authority; rather, it serves as a formal statement urging federal action on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation efforts.