3.0.0 6535 2023-01-11T13:33:53Z 2023-01-11T13:33:53Z House HR 2016-12-27 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRAYSON:H.R. 6535.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.[Page H7630]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-12-27T19:00:10Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-12-27T19:00:05Z 2016-12-27 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2016-12-27 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-27 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2016-12-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] Alan Grayson D FL 9 N International Affairs Department of Defense Department of State Federal officials Military operations and strategy Nuclear weapons Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2016-12-27 Introduced in House 2017-03-22T18:48:11Z Nuclear Sanity Act

This bill requires the President to obtain the approval of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State prior to the use of nuclear weapons, except: (1) in the case of a foreign military attack on U.S. territory, or (2) if it is impossible for the President to communicate with DOD and the State Department for a 24-hour period.

The bill requires: (1) the U.S. military to disregard all orders from the President in violation of this bill, and (2) any violation or attempted violation of this bill to be deemed a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution.

]]> Nuclear Sanity Act Display Title Nuclear Sanity Act Official Title as Introduced To require the President to obtain written approval from the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State prior to the use of nuclear weapons by the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Nuclear Sanity Act Introduced in House 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6535ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6535ih.xml 2016-12-27 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.