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H.Res.317 Back from the Brink — Halt Nuclear Arms Race
Urges the U.S. to adopt a no-first-use policy, end sole presidential nuclear launch authority, and halt the nuclear arms race (119th Congress)
View on Congress.govLegal & Constitutional Grounding
TPNW has 94 signatories and 73 state parties; ICJ unanimously found obligation to pursue nuclear disarmament; Doomsday Clock at historic low.
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW, 2021) — entered into force Jan 22, 2021; 94 signatories, 73 state parties as of March 2025
- NPT Article VI — obligation to pursue nuclear disarmament in good faith
- ICJ Advisory Opinion on Legality of Nuclear Weapons (1996) — unanimous obligation to pursue and conclude nuclear disarmament negotiations
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists — Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight (Jan 2026)
Calls for no-first-use policy and nuclear de-escalation. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Doomsday Clock stands at 85 seconds to midnight — the closest in its 79-year history — citing nuclear weapons risk as a primary threat.