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H.R. 2668 (115th)

Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act

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Introduced

25 May 2017

Last action

16 June 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Sponsors

Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Subjects

Defence, Energy

Source updated

5 December 2025

Defence · Energy

Summary

Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense (DOD) funds: (1) for procuring more than eight Columbia-class submarines; (2) to maintain more than 150 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles; or (3) through FY2024, for the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) or the procurement of the B-21 long-range penetrating bomber aircraft. The bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of DOD or Department of Energy (DOE) funds: to maintain more than 1,000 deployed strategic warheads, as counted under the New START Treaty; to make the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons; for extending the life of tactical versions of the B61 gravity bomb; for the RDT&E or procurement of a new air-launched cruise missile or for the W80 warhead life extension program; for the RDT&E or procurement of the ground-based strategic deterrent or any new intercontinental ballistic missile; for the IW-1 life extension program; for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina; or for the Uranium Processing Facility located at the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. DOD and DOE must report to Congress on the plans for, and the estimated cost savings from, carrying out this bill.

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Timeline

  1. 25 May 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 May 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 May 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 May 2017

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E722)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 16 June 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

    Source: Committee

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