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US HRes317

US HRes317
Urging the United States to lead the world back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.

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Introduced
04/09/2025
In Committee
04/09/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

Urging the United States to lead the world back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.

AI Summary

This resolution calls on the President to actively pursue a world free of nuclear weapons as a national security imperative and lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war. The resolution highlights the ongoing risks of nuclear weapons, noting that approximately 12,000 nuclear weapons still exist globally, with the United States and Russia possessing 95% of them. It emphasizes the catastrophic potential of nuclear conflict, including worldwide climate disruption, global famine, and the potential death of hundreds of millions of people. The resolution urges the President to engage in good faith negotiations with nuclear-armed states to reduce and ultimately eliminate nuclear arsenals, renounce first-use nuclear options, implement checks on presidential nuclear launch authority, end the "hair-trigger alert" posture, halt plans for new nuclear warheads and delivery systems, maintain the global moratorium on nuclear testing, and protect communities affected by nuclear weapons development. Additionally, the resolution calls for planning a economic transition for workforces and communities currently dependent on nuclear weapons-related industries, while referencing historical arms reduction efforts and the potential for continued diplomatic approaches to nuclear disarmament.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (54)

Jim McGovern (D)*,  Don Beyer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Janelle Bynum (D),  Greg Casar (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Maxine Dexter (D),  Lloyd Doggett (D),  Maxwell Frost (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Chuy García (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Glenn Ivey (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  John Larson (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  April McClain-Delaney (D),  Kweisi Mfume (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Richard Neal (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Johnny Olszewski (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  Delia Ramirez (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Andrea Salinas (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Lateefah Simon (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Shri Thanedar (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Jill Tokuda (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D), 

Last Action

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. (on 04/09/2025)

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