S. 1186 · 118th Congress
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ed Markey
- Introduced
- 2023-04-18
- Latest action
- 2023-04-18 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.