119th Congress
S. 192
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Edward J. Markey(D-MA)
- Introduced
- Jan 22, 2025
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (6)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Added later (1)
- Tina Smith (D-MN) · Apr 27, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” 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 22, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. - Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate