The Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Conversion Act of 2025, H.R.1888
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.
Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). March 5th, 2025. Text: here
What is in the bill?
1. This bill directs the United States to sign the TPNW;
2. It calls on the Senate to ratify the TPNW only when it has been satisfied that this “will result in the dismantlement and elimination of all nuclear weapons in every country, under strict and effective international control”;
3. It calls on the US Congress to re-allocate financial resources currently budgeted for nuclear weapons to instead be used to address the climate crisis and other human and infrastructure needs, once the elimination of all nuclear weapons from all countries is clearly underway.
History: This bill has been introduced by DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton in every session of Congress since 1994, in response to a citizens’ initiative led by the Proposition One Committee and anti-nuclear campaigners and supported by a majority of voters in Washington, DC. Since 2019, the bill has referenced the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Organizational endorsements in previous sessions:
- Sierra Club
- Peace Action
- Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
- RootsAction.org
- World Beyond War
- CodePink
- Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom USA
- NuclearBan.US
- Proposition One Committee
- Mass Peace Action
- Nuclear-Free Future Coalition
- Coalition for Peace Action
- WNC4Peace
- West Valley Neighborhoods Coalition
- Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace
- PSR Kansas City
- Beyond Nuclear
- Dominican Sisters – Grand Rapids
- Grandmothers for Peace International
- San Francisco Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Georgia WAND Education Fund
- Reject Raytheon Asheville
- Arlington United for Justice with Peace
- Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action
- Peace Action New York State
- Traprock Center for Peace and Justice
- Episcopal Peace Fellowship
To add your organization to this list, sign and send this letter to: Trent (dot) Holbrook (at) mail (dot) house (dot) gov
Write to your Member of Congress:
Please write to your US Rep and urge them to support the abolition of nuclear weapons and the use of all those squandered resources to instead seriously address the climate crisis while there is still time. Nuclear war and climate change are two existential threats that need to be fully and urgently addressed. We can solve them both at once by making the transition from nuclear weapons to climate solutions. Members of Congress have a huge responsibility to safeguard the planet, but many of them are ill-informed about these issues and rely on big corporate donors not only for their re-election but also for advice on matters of public policy. They need to hear from their constituents and not only from the companies that make their profit by developing and maintaining nuclear weapons. In most cases, Members of Congress will only accept messages, let alone respond to them, if they are from people living in their District. Please fill out the address form to be assigned to the right Representative and click “Start Writing” to edit your letter.