US Congress House Bill 1976 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2015 Requires the government: (1) to provide leadership to negotiate and enter into a multilateral treaty or other international agreement that provides for the dismantlement and elimination of all nuclear weapons in every country by 2022; (2) once the President certifies that all countries have eliminated such weapons or begun such elimination under established legal requirements, to redirect resources that are being used for nuclear weapons programs to addressing human and infrastructure needs and to converting nuclear weapons industry employees, processes, plants, and programs to constructive, ecologically beneficial peacetime activities; (3) to undertake efforts to eliminate war, armed conflict, and all military operations; and (4) to promote policies to induce all other countries to join in such commitments.

Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2015

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]

Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
2015-04-22	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2015-04-22	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2015-04-22	House	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.
2015-04-22	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E559)
2015-04-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1976/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1976/BILLS-114hr1976ih.pdf