H.R. 3853: Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2017
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H.R. 3853: Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-27 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2017
Plain summary
Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2017 This bill requires the U.S. 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 2024; (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.
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Official text
Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 2 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
James P. McGovern (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3853.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3853 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115