S. 1148 · 117th Congress
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ed Markey
- Introduced
- 2021-04-15
- Latest action
- 2021-04-15 · Introduced in Senate
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.