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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2775 
To direct the United States to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear 
Weapons and convert nuclear weapons industry resources and personnel 
to purposes relating to addressing the climate crisis, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2023 
Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. OMAR, Ms. 
TLAIB, and Mr. POCAN) introduced the following bill; which was 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 
A BILL 
To direct the United States to sign the Treaty on the Prohi-
bition of Nuclear Weapons and convert nuclear weapons 
industry resources and personnel to purposes relating 
to addressing the climate crisis, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Weapons Abo-
lition and Conversion Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. UNITED STATES ABOLITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
AND CONVERSION OF RESOURCES TO EN-
ERGY AND ECONOMIC PURPOSES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should provide leadership 
by— 
(1) signing the Treaty on the Prohibition of 
Nuclear Weapons; and 
(2) ratifying such treaty when it is clear that 
ratification will result in— 
(A) the dismantlement and elimination of 
all nuclear weapons in every country; and 
(B) strict and effective international con-
trol of such dismantlement and elimination. 
(b) REDIRECTION
OF RESOURCES.—Beginning on 
the date on which the President certifies to Congress that 
all countries possessing nuclear weapons have begun the 
verifiable and irreversible elimination of such weapons 
under the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 
the United States shall redirect resources that are being 
used for nuclear weapons programs to be used for— 
(1) purposes related to addressing the climate 
crisis, including through the development and de-
ployment of clean, renewable energy sources, by con-
verting all nuclear weapons industry processes, 
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plants, and programs for such purposes and by re-
training nuclear industry employees; 
(2) addressing human and infrastructure needs, 
such as health care, housing, education, agriculture, 
and environmental restoration, including long-term 
radioactive waste monitoring; and 
(3) actively promote policies to induce all other 
countries to join in the commitments referred to in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) to create a more peaceful 
and secure world. 
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