SJM 8007

This bill is a joint memorial from the Washington State Legislature petitioning the U.S. Congress and President to implement nuclear weapons policy reforms, including renouncing first-use of nuclear weapons, ending the President's sole authority to launch nuclear attacks, taking weapons off hair-trigger alert, and canceling plans to rebuild the nuclear arsenal. The memorial highlights Washington state's unique vulnerability as home to major nuclear installations and contaminated sites, arguing that the President's current unchecked authority to launch nuclear strikes violates Congress's constitutional power to declare war. While the memorial itself has no binding legal effect, it represents Washington state's formal request for federal action to reduce nuclear war risks through specific policy changes and enhanced congressional oversight of nuclear weapons decisions.