119th Congress
H.R. 669
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ted Lieu(D-CA)
- Introduced
- Jan 23, 2025
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services; House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (35)
Original cosponsors (16)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- James P. McGovern (D-MA)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- G000551
Added later (19)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT) · Feb 11, 2025
- Mike Thompson (D-CA) · May 7, 2025
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME) · Jun 24, 2025
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) · Jul 21, 2025
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) · Aug 5, 2025
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) · Oct 8, 2025
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) · Oct 24, 2025
- John B. Larson (D-CT) · Nov 4, 2025
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX) · Nov 4, 2025
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) · Nov 12, 2025
- Val T. Hoyle (D-OR) · Dec 2, 2025
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) · Apr 13, 2026
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA) · Apr 13, 2026
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR) · Apr 13, 2026
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) · Apr 13, 2026
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA) · Apr 13, 2026
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) · Apr 20, 2026
- Mike Levin (D-CA) · Apr 23, 2026
- Sarah McBride (D-DE) · May 29, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025
This bill prohibits using 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 without confirming that there has been a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 23, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in House