US·Bill·116th Congress
HR 669
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019
Introduced 2019-01-17Last action 2019-01-17 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Committee House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Sponsor
Cosponsors (62)
BLUMENAUER, EARL(D-OR)Beatty, Joyce(D-OH)Beyer, Donald S.(D-VA)Bonamici, Suzanne(D-OR)Boyle, Brendan F.(D-PA)Carbajal, Salud O.(D-CA)Chu, Judy(D-CA)Cicilline, David(D-RI)Cisneros, Gilbert Ray(D-CA)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)DeLauro, Rosa L.(D-CT)DeSaulnier, Mark(D-CA)ESHOO, ANNA(D-CA)Espaillat, Adriano(D-NY)Gabbard, Tulsi(D-HI)Garamendi, John(D-CA)Grijalva, Raúl M.(D-AZ)Haaland, Debra(D-NM)JONES, WALTER(R-NC)Jayapal, Pramila(D-WA)Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"(D-GA)Kennedy, Joseph(D-MA)Khanna, Ro(D-CA)LEE, BARBARA(D-CA)Larson, John B.(D-CT)Lofgren, Zoe(D-CA)Lowenthal, Alan(D-CA)McCollum, Betty(D-MN)McGovern, James P.(D-MA)Meng, Grace(D-NY)NAPOLITANO, GRACE(D-CA)Nadler, Jerrold(D-NY)Neguse, Joe(D-CO)Norton, Eleanor Holmes(D-DC)Omar, Ilhan(D-MN)Pallone, Frank(D-NJ)Panetta, Jimmy(D-CA)Payne, Donald(D-NJ)Pingree, Chellie(D-ME)Pocan, Mark(D-WI)Porter, Katie(D-CA)Pressley, Ayanna(D-MA)ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE(D-CA)RUSH, BOBBY(D-IL)Raskin, Jamie(D-MD)SERRANO, JOSE(D-NY)Sarbanes, John(D-MD)Schakowsky, Janice D.(D-IL)Sherman, Brad(D-CA)Speier, Jackie(D-CA)Takano, Mark(D-CA)Thompson, Mike(D-CA)Velázquez, Nydia M.(D-NY)Waters, Maxine(D-CA)Watson Coleman, Bonnie(D-NJ)Welch, Peter(D-VT)Yarmuth, John(D-KY)
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Died in committee
The 116th Congress ended on 2021-01-03. This bill was in committee when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.
Legislative Progress
✓
Introduced
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In Committee
3
Passed Chamber
4
Enacted / Signed
Action History
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-01-17 · House floor actions
Introduced in House
2019-01-17 · Library of Congress
Summary
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the President from conducting a nuclear strike against an enemy that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States or a U.S. ally, unless Congress expressly authorizes such a strike.
Full Bill Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/hr/669