US·Bill·115th Congress
HR 669
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017
Introduced 2017-01-24Last action 2017-01-24 â Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Committee House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Sponsor
Cosponsors (82)
BLUMENAUER, EARL(D-OR)BarragĂĄn, Nanette Diaz(D-CA)Bass, Karen(D-CA)Beatty, Joyce(D-OH)Beyer, Donald S.(D-VA)Bonamici, Suzanne(D-OR)Boyle, Brendan F.(D-PA)CAPUANO, MICHAEL(D-MA)CONYERS, JOHN(D-MI)CUMMINGS, ELIJAH(D-MD)Carbajal, Salud O.(D-CA)Chu, Judy(D-CA)Cicilline, David(D-RI)Clark, Katherine M.(D-MA)Clarke, Yvette D.(D-NY)Cohen, Steve(D-TN)Courtney, Joe(D-CT)Crist, Charlie(D-FL)DEFAZIO, PETER(D-OR)Davis, Danny K.(D-IL)DeSaulnier, Mark(D-CA)Doggett, Lloyd(D-TX)ESHOO, ANNA(D-CA)Ellison, Keith(D-MN)Espaillat, Adriano(D-NY)Evans, Dwight(D-PA)GUTIERREZ, LUIS(D-IL)Gabbard, Tulsi(D-HI)Garamendi, John(D-CA)Green, Al(D-TX)Grijalva, RaĂșl M.(D-AZ)Hanabusa, Colleen(D-HI)Heck, Denny(D-WA)Huffman, Jared(D-CA)JONES, WALTER(R-NC)Jayapal, Pramila(D-WA)Jeffries, Hakeem S.(D-NY)Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"(D-GA)Kennedy, Joseph(D-MA)Khanna, Ro(D-CA)Kihuen, Ruben(D-NV)Kildee, Daniel(D-MI)LEE, BARBARA(D-CA)LEWIS, JOHN(D-GA)Larson, John B.(D-CT)Lofgren, Zoe(D-CA)Lowenthal, Alan(D-CA)MALONEY, CAROLYN(D-NY)McCollum, Betty(D-MN)McGovern, James P.(D-MA)McNerney, Jerry(D-CA)Meng, Grace(D-NY)NAPOLITANO, GRACE(D-CA)NOLAN, RICHARD(D-MN)Nadler, Jerrold(D-NY)Norton, Eleanor Holmes(D-DC)Pallone, Frank(D-NJ)Panetta, Jimmy(D-CA)Payne, Donald(D-NJ)Pingree, Chellie(D-ME)Pocan, Mark(D-WI)ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE(D-CA)RUSH, BOBBY(D-IL)Raskin, Jamie(D-MD)SERRANO, JOSE(D-NY)SLAUGHTER, LOUISE(D-NY)Sarbanes, John(D-MD)Schakowsky, Janice D.(D-IL)Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"(D-VA)Shea-Porter, Carol(D-NH)Sherman, Brad(D-CA)Soto, Darren(D-FL)Speier, Jackie(D-CA)Takano, Mark(D-CA)Thompson, Mike(D-CA)Tsongas, Niki(D-MA)VelĂĄzquez, Nydia M.(D-NY)Walz, Timothy(D-MN)Watson Coleman, Bonnie(D-NJ)Welch, Peter(D-VT)Wilson, Frederica S.(D-FL)Yarmuth, John(D-KY)
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Died in committee
The 115th Congress ended on 2019-01-03. This bill was in committee when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.
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Passed Chamber
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Enacted / Signed
Action History
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2017-01-24 · House floor actions
Introduced in House
2017-01-24 · Library of Congress
Summary
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017
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.
"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.
Full Bill Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/hr/669