No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5951 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5951 To require the approval of Congress before explosive nuclear testing may be resumed. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2025 Mr. Horsford (for himself and Ms. Lee of Nevada) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the approval of Congress before explosive nuclear testing may be resumed. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL OF CONGRESS FOR CONDUCT OF EXPLOSIVE NUCLEAR TESTING. Section 4210(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2530(a)) is amended to read as follows: ``(a) Explosive Nuclear Testing.-- ``(1) In general.--No explosive nuclear testing may be conducted by the United States after the date of the enactment of the No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act unless-- ``(A)(i) a foreign state conducts an explosive nuclear test after that date; or ``(ii) there is a technical need for such testing; ``(B) not less than 180 days before the date proposed to conduct such testing, the President submits to Congress a notification described in paragraph (2) with respect to such testing; and ``(C) a joint resolution approving the testing with respect to which the notification is submitted under subparagraph (B) is enacted into law-- ``(i) in the case of testing proposed to be conduct