US HB6179 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on September 27 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 27 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the President from using the Armed Forces to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless such strike is conducted pursuant to a congressional declaration of war expressly authorizing such strike. "First-use nuclear strike" means a nuclear weapons attack against an enemy that is conducted without the President determining that the enemy has first launched a nuclear strike against the United States or a U.S. ally.
Title
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2016
Sponsors
| Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| 2016-09-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6179/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6179/BILLS-114hr6179ih.pdf |
