Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025 prohibits federal funds from being used for a first-use nuclear strike without a congressional.

The Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025 aims to prevent the first-use of nuclear weapons by the United States without a formal declaration of war by Congress. The bill asserts that the President's sole authority to authorize nuclear strikes must be balanced by Congress's constitutional power to declare war. It defines a "first-use nuclear strike" as an attack using nuclear weapons without confirmation of a prior nuclear attack on the U.S. or its allies.

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025 prohibits federal funds from being used for a first-use nuclear strike without a congressional.

The Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025 aims to prevent the first-use of nuclear weapons by the United States without a formal declaration of war by Congress. The bill asserts that the President's sole authority to authorize nuclear strikes must be balanced by Congress's constitutional power to declare war. It defines a "first-use nuclear strike" as an attack using nuclear weapons without confirmation of a prior nuclear attack on the U.S. or its allies.