3.0.0 3480 2022-09-30T04:24:43Z 2022-09-30T04:24:43Z Senate S 2022-01-11 117 2022-01-18 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250. Calendars 2022-01-11 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2022-01-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND N Armed Forces and National Security Arms control and nonproliferation Defense spending International law and treaties Nuclear weapons Russia Armed Forces and National Security 00 2022-01-11 Introduced in Senate 2022-09-28T10:57:23Z This bill prohibits the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration from using funds for FY2022-FY2027 to reduce the nuclear forces of the United States.

Specifically, no such funds may be obligated or expended to reduce (1) the total quantity of strategic delivery systems below the quantity of such systems as of January 1, 2021, (2) the quantity of deployed or non-deployed strategic delivery systems below quantities described as the Final New START Treaty Force Structure, or (3) the size of the nuclear weapons stockpile below the size of the stockpile as of January 1, 2021.

Such prohibition does not apply to

  • reductions made to ensure the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of the nuclear weapons stockpile and strategic delivery systems;
  • temporary reductions in the quantity of nuclear weapons or deployed strategic delivery systems to facilitate the fielding of modernized replacements;
  • nuclear weapons that are retired or awaiting dismantlement as of January 1, 2021; or
  • reductions made pursuant to a treaty with respect to which the Senate has provided its advice and consent.
]]> A bill to prohibit the use of funds to reduce the nuclear forces of the United States. Display Title A bill to prohibit the use of funds to reduce the nuclear forces of the United States. Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the use of funds to reduce the nuclear forces of the United States. Placed on Calendar Senate 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3480pcs/xml/BILLS-117s3480pcs.xml 2022-01-18 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250. 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.