HR 669 · 119th Congress · International Affairs

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-01-23· Sponsored by Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2025-01-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025 This bill prohibits using federal funds to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless Congress expressly authorizes such a strike pursuant to a declaration of war. A first-use nuclear strike is an attack using nuclear weapons against an enemy without confirming that there has been a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats