Senate bill S1186-118

Foreign Relations Committee

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

• Last activity on Apr 18, 2023

• Introduced Apr 18, 2023

• By Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

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Main Subject: International Affairs

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the use of 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 that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.

Senate Actions

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Apr. 18 2023	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Library of Congress Actions

IntroReferral
Apr. 18 2023	Introduced in Senate

Senate bill S1186-118

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

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