Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017

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Introduced

24 January 2017

Last action

24 January 2017 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Subjects

Defence

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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.

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Timeline

24 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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24 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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24 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Related records

related to → Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019
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related to ← Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2016

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/669
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/669
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