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POSITIVE War & Foreign Policy 119th Congress

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)

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Legal & 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)

Bill activity

Submitted Apr 9, 2025 by James P. McGovern (D-MA) with 14 original cosponsors. 61 cosponsors as of Sep 28, 2026.

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this resolution.
  1. IntroducedApr 9, 2025
  2. Agreed to in House 

Latest action Apr 9, 2025: Referred to the House 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.

Cosponsors during the cosponsorship window

119th Congress (Jan 2025 to Jan 2027)

Jul 2025AugSepOctNovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctApr 9, 2025Oct 16, 2026 (still open)14 originalChellie Pingree (D-ME-1). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Greg Casar (D-TX-35). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Ted Lieu (D-CA-36). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7). Cosponsored Apr 17, 2025, 8 days after it was submitted.Mark Pocan (D-WI-2). Cosponsored May 8, 2025, 29 days after it was submitted.John Garamendi (D-CA-8). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, 40 days after it was submitted.John B. Larson (D-CT-1). Cosponsored Jun 5, 2025, 57 days after it was submitted.Judy Chu (D-CA-28). Cosponsored Jun 5, 2025, 57 days after it was submitted.Maxine Waters (D-CA-43). Cosponsored Jun 9, 2025, 61 days after it was submitted.Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 72 days after it was submitted.Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12). Cosponsored Jul 10, 2025, 92 days after it was submitted.Paul Tonko (D-NY-20). Cosponsored Jul 10, 2025, 92 days after it was submitted.Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3). Cosponsored Jul 10, 2025, 92 days after it was submitted.Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8). Cosponsored Jul 10, 2025, 92 days after it was submitted.Donald S. Beyer (D-VA-8). Cosponsored Jul 15, 2025, 97 days after it was submitted.Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7). Cosponsored Jul 17, 2025, 99 days after it was submitted.Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12). Cosponsored Jul 17, 2025, 99 days after it was submitted.Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10). Cosponsored Aug 12, 2025, 125 days after it was submitted.Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1). Cosponsored Aug 12, 2025, 125 days after it was submitted.Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D-CA-31). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, 142 days after it was submitted.Gwen Moore (D-WI-4). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, 142 days after it was submitted.Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8). Cosponsored Sep 11, 2025, 155 days after it was submitted.Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5). Cosponsored Sep 17, 2025, 161 days after it was submitted.Mike Levin (D-CA-49). Cosponsored Oct 3, 2025, 177 days after it was submitted.Mike Thompson (D-CA-4). Cosponsored Oct 3, 2025, 177 days after it was submitted.Mark Takano (D-CA-39). Cosponsored Oct 21, 2025, 195 days after it was submitted.Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7). Cosponsored Oct 31, 2025, 205 days after it was submitted.Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). Cosponsored Nov 4, 2025, 209 days after it was submitted.Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6). Cosponsored Nov 17, 2025, 222 days after it was submitted.Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9). Cosponsored Dec 2, 2025, 237 days after it was submitted.Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3). Cosponsored Dec 5, 2025, 240 days after it was submitted.Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6). Cosponsored Dec 9, 2025, 244 days after it was submitted.Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12). Cosponsored Dec 18, 2025, 253 days after it was submitted.Johnny Olszewski (D-MD-2). Cosponsored Jan 6, 2026, 272 days after it was submitted.Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5). Cosponsored Jan 30, 2026, 296 days after it was submitted.Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA-4). Cosponsored Feb 2, 2026, 299 days after it was submitted.Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10). Cosponsored Feb 4, 2026, 301 days after it was submitted.April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6). Cosponsored Feb 9, 2026, 306 days after it was submitted.Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5). Cosponsored Feb 9, 2026, 306 days after it was submitted.Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7). Cosponsored Feb 13, 2026, 310 days after it was submitted.Lori Trahan (D-MA-3). Cosponsored Feb 24, 2026, 321 days after it was submitted.Glenn Ivey (D-MD-4). Cosponsored Mar 4, 2026, 329 days after it was submitted.John W. Mannion (D-NY-22). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2026, 365 days after it was submitted.Steve Cohen (D-TN-9). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2026, 365 days after it was submitted.Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2026, 365 days after it was submitted.William R. Keating (D-MA-9). Cosponsored May 19, 2026, 405 days after it was submitted.Julia Brownley (D-CA-26). Cosponsored Jun 9, 2026, 426 days after it was submitted.Becca Balint (D-VT). Cosponsored Jul 20, 2026, 467 days after it was submitted.Gabe Amo (D-RI-1). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2026, 524 days after it was submitted.Mike Quigley (D-IL-5). Cosponsored Sep 28, 2026, 537 days after it was submitted. Sep 2025DecMar 2026JunAugOctApr 9, 2025Oct 16, 2026 (still open)14 originalChellie Pingree (D-ME-1). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Greg Casar (D-TX-35). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Ted Lieu (D-CA-36). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor.Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7). Cosponsored Apr 17, 2025, 8 days after it was submitted.Mark Pocan (D-WI-2). Cosponsored May 8, 2025, 29 days after it was submitted.John Garamendi (D-CA-8). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, 40 days after it was submitted.John B. Larson (D-CT-1). Cosponsored Jun 5, 2025, 57 days after it was submitted.Judy Chu (D-CA-28). Cosponsored Jun 5, 2025, 57 days after it was submitted.Maxine Waters (D-CA-43). Cosponsored Jun 9, 2025, 61 days after it was submitted.Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 72 days after it was submitted.Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12). Cosponsored Jul 10, 2025, 92 days after it was submitted.Paul Tonko (D-NY-20). Cosponsored Jul 10, 2025, 92 days after it was submitted.Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3). Cosponsored Jul 10, 2025, 92 days after it was submitted.Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8). Cosponsored Jul 10, 2025, 92 days after it was submitted.Donald S. Beyer (D-VA-8). Cosponsored Jul 15, 2025, 97 days after it was submitted.Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7). Cosponsored Jul 17, 2025, 99 days after it was submitted.Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12). Cosponsored Jul 17, 2025, 99 days after it was submitted.Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10). Cosponsored Aug 12, 2025, 125 days after it was submitted.Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1). Cosponsored Aug 12, 2025, 125 days after it was submitted.Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D-CA-31). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, 142 days after it was submitted.Gwen Moore (D-WI-4). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, 142 days after it was submitted.Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8). Cosponsored Sep 11, 2025, 155 days after it was submitted.Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5). Cosponsored Sep 17, 2025, 161 days after it was submitted.Mike Levin (D-CA-49). Cosponsored Oct 3, 2025, 177 days after it was submitted.Mike Thompson (D-CA-4). Cosponsored Oct 3, 2025, 177 days after it was submitted.Mark Takano (D-CA-39). Cosponsored Oct 21, 2025, 195 days after it was submitted.Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7). Cosponsored Oct 31, 2025, 205 days after it was submitted.Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). Cosponsored Nov 4, 2025, 209 days after it was submitted.Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6). Cosponsored Nov 17, 2025, 222 days after it was submitted.Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9). Cosponsored Dec 2, 2025, 237 days after it was submitted.Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3). Cosponsored Dec 5, 2025, 240 days after it was submitted.Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6). Cosponsored Dec 9, 2025, 244 days after it was submitted.Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12). Cosponsored Dec 18, 2025, 253 days after it was submitted.Johnny Olszewski (D-MD-2). Cosponsored Jan 6, 2026, 272 days after it was submitted.Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5). Cosponsored Jan 30, 2026, 296 days after it was submitted.Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA-4). Cosponsored Feb 2, 2026, 299 days after it was submitted.Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10). Cosponsored Feb 4, 2026, 301 days after it was submitted.April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6). Cosponsored Feb 9, 2026, 306 days after it was submitted.Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5). Cosponsored Feb 9, 2026, 306 days after it was submitted.Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7). Cosponsored Feb 13, 2026, 310 days after it was submitted.Lori Trahan (D-MA-3). Cosponsored Feb 24, 2026, 321 days after it was submitted.Glenn Ivey (D-MD-4). Cosponsored Mar 4, 2026, 329 days after it was submitted.John W. Mannion (D-NY-22). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2026, 365 days after it was submitted.Steve Cohen (D-TN-9). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2026, 365 days after it was submitted.Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4). Cosponsored Apr 9, 2026, 365 days after it was submitted.William R. Keating (D-MA-9). Cosponsored May 19, 2026, 405 days after it was submitted.Julia Brownley (D-CA-26). Cosponsored Jun 9, 2026, 426 days after it was submitted.Becca Balint (D-VT). Cosponsored Jul 20, 2026, 467 days after it was submitted.Gabe Amo (D-RI-1). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2026, 524 days after it was submitted.Mike Quigley (D-IL-5). Cosponsored Sep 28, 2026, 537 days after it was submitted.
Democratic 61

Each dot is one cosponsor. Dots stack by sign-on day, or by week when the window is long. The block at the left holds the original cosponsors.

Still open as of Oct 16, 2026 (119th Congress): not yet reported by the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Armed Services Committee.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Submitted in House
  2. Referred to the House 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...
  3. 15 members cosponsored in Apr 2025
  4. 2 members cosponsored in May 2025
  5. 4 members cosponsored in Jun 2025
  6. 7 members cosponsored in Jul 2025
  7. 4 members cosponsored in Aug 2025
  8. 2 members cosponsored in Sep 2025
  9. 4 members cosponsored in Oct 2025
  10. 2 members cosponsored in Nov 2025
  11. 4 members cosponsored in Dec 2025
  12. 2 members cosponsored in Jan 2026
  13. 6 members cosponsored in Feb 2026
  14. Glenn Ivey cosponsored (D-MD)
  15. 3 members cosponsored in Apr 2026
  16. William R. Keating cosponsored (D-MA)
  17. Julia Brownley cosponsored (D-CA)
  18. Becca Balint cosponsored (D-VT)
  19. 2 members cosponsored in Sep 2026

Votes on this resolution

No recorded votes yet on this measure.

Cosponsors

61 cosponsored

Sponsor Introduced by James P. McGovern (D-MA) on Apr 9, 2025

MemberParty/StateDateDays after introductionOriginalGrade
Chellie PingreeD-MEApr 9, 20250OriginalB+
Delia C. RamirezD-ILApr 9, 20250OriginalA
Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DCApr 9, 20250Original—
Greg CasarD-TXApr 9, 20250OriginalA
Ilhan OmarD-MNApr 9, 20250OriginalA
Janice D. SchakowskyD-ILApr 9, 20250OriginalA-
Jill N. TokudaD-HIApr 9, 20250OriginalB
Lloyd DoggettD-TXApr 9, 20250OriginalA-
Nydia M. VelázquezD-NYApr 9, 20250OriginalA
Rashida TlaibD-MIApr 9, 20250OriginalA+
Shri ThanedarD-MIApr 9, 20250OriginalC+
Suzanne BonamiciD-ORApr 9, 20250OriginalB+
Ted LieuD-CAApr 9, 20250OriginalB+
Zoe LofgrenD-CAApr 9, 20250OriginalB
Pramila JayapalD-WAApr 17, 20258A+
Mark PocanD-WIMay 8, 202529A
John GaramendiD-CAMay 19, 202540B+
John B. LarsonD-CTJun 5, 202557B
Judy ChuD-CAJun 5, 202557B
Maxine WatersD-CAJun 9, 202561A-
Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-ILJun 20, 202572A-
Lateefah SimonD-CAJul 10, 202592A-
Paul TonkoD-NYJul 10, 202592B
Rosa L. DeLauroD-CTJul 10, 202592B
Stephen F. LynchD-MAJul 10, 202592B
Donald S. BeyerD-VAJul 15, 202597B+
Danny K. DavisD-ILJul 17, 202599B
Jerrold NadlerD-NYJul 17, 202599B
Mark DeSaulnierD-CAAug 12, 2025125B+
Richard E. NealD-MAAug 12, 2025125B
Gilbert Ray CisnerosD-CAAug 29, 2025142B
Gwen MooreD-WIAug 29, 2025142B+
Jamie RaskinD-MDSep 11, 2025155C+
Jahana HayesD-CTSep 17, 2025161B
Mike LevinD-CAOct 3, 2025177C+
Mike ThompsonD-CAOct 3, 2025177B
Mark TakanoD-CAOct 21, 2025195B
Ayanna PressleyD-MAOct 31, 2025205B+
Sylvia R. GarciaD-TXNov 4, 2025209B
Andrea SalinasD-ORNov 17, 2025222B
Yvette D. ClarkeD-NYDec 2, 2025237B
Maxine DexterD-ORDec 5, 2025240A-
Frank PalloneD-NJDec 9, 2025244B
Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJDec 18, 2025253B
Johnny OlszewskiD-MDJan 6, 2026272C+
Katherine M. ClarkD-MAJan 30, 2026296C+
Henry C. "Hank" JohnsonD-GAFeb 2, 2026299B+
Maxwell FrostD-FLFeb 4, 2026301B+
April McClain DelaneyD-MDFeb 9, 2026306B
Janelle S. BynumD-ORFeb 9, 2026306C+
Kweisi MfumeD-MDFeb 13, 2026310C+
Lori TrahanD-MAFeb 24, 2026321B+
Glenn IveyD-MDMar 4, 2026329C+
John W. MannionD-NYApr 9, 2026365C+
Steve CohenD-TNApr 9, 2026365B+
Val T. HoyleD-ORApr 9, 2026365B+
William R. KeatingD-MAMay 19, 2026405C+
Julia BrownleyD-CAJun 9, 2026426C+
Becca BalintD-VTJul 20, 2026467B
Gabe AmoD-RISep 15, 2026524B+
Mike QuigleyD-ILSep 28, 2026537B

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$4M combined quarterly activity
1 lobbying firm
1 client represented
2025-first_quarter–2025-third_quarter filing period
Policy Areas Covered
Foreign Relations
Government Entities Lobbied
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • SENATE
Who Hired the Lobbyists
  • FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

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.