US HB3853 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on September 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2017 This bill requires the U.S. government: (1) to provide leadership to negotiate and enter into a multilateral treaty or other international agreement that provides for the dismantlement and elimination of all nuclear weapons in every country by 2024; (2) once the President certifies that all countries have eliminated such weapons or begun such elimination under established legal requirements, to redirect resources that are being used for nuclear weapons programs to addressing human and infrastructure needs and to converting nuclear weapons industry employees, processes, plants, and programs to constructive, ecologically beneficial peacetime activities; (3) to undertake efforts to eliminate war, armed conflict, and all military operations; and (4) to promote policies to induce all other countries to join in such commitments.
Title
Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2017
Sponsors
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-10-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. |
2017-09-27 | 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. |
2017-09-27 | 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. |
2017-09-27 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1277) |
2017-09-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Alternative and renewable resources
Arms control and nonproliferation
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
International affairs
International law and treaties
Military operations and strategy
Nuclear weapons
Radioactive wastes and releases
Arms control and nonproliferation
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
International affairs
International law and treaties
Military operations and strategy
Nuclear weapons
Radioactive wastes and releases
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3853/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3853/BILLS-115hr3853ih.pdf |