H.R. 669 · 117th Congress

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Ted Lieu
Introduced
2021-02-01
Latest action
2021-02-01 · Introduced in House

Summary

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021

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.