SUPPORT OUR CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTIONS

Overview

Abolishing nuclear weapons is possible and realistic if we the people demand it, and decision-makers in the U.S. and around the world recognize our collective interest in confronting this existential threat to humanity. In the U.S., this won’t be possible unless our members of Congress, whose voices and votes help shape U.S. nuclear weapons policies and the decisions of the Executive Branch, step up and show real leadership.

The congressional Back from the Brink resolutions — H. Res. 317 in the House and S. Res. 323 in the Senate — encompass our comprehensive policy platform anchored on our campaign’s core objective: urging the United States to lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war by actively pursuing a verifiable agreement among nuclear-armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenals.

The legislation also includes BftB’s other four common sense policy solutions to lower nuclear danger and help prevent nuclear war. We are calling on the United States to:

• Renounce the option of using nuclear weapons first;
• End the sole, unchecked authority of any president to launch a nuclear attack;
• Take U.S. nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert; and
• Cancel the plan to replace its entire arsenal with enhanced weapons

The resolutions also include important provisions urging the United States not to resume nuclear explosive testing, addressing impacted communities, and the need for a just economic transition.

Back from the Brink is all in on using these congressional resolutions as a vehicle for transformative change — as a grassroots organizing and advocacy tool to stimulate real debate about nuclear weapons in communities around the country and for cultivating congressional leaders committed to advancing the cause of nuclear disarmament.

You can navigate the different sections via the links below or by clicking the down arrow next to the section name highlighted in green at the top of the page.

• Current Cosponsors
• Advocacy Tools
• One-Click Actions
• Local Elected Officials Sign-on Letter Action

Current Cosponsors

H. Res. 317 was introduced in April 2025 by Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA-02) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI-02). The bill currently has 41 cosponsors.

S. Res. 323 was introduced in July 2025 by Senators Markey (D-MA), Merkley (D-OR), Welch (D-VT), Sanders (I-VT), and Van Hollen (D-MD). The bill currently has 8 cosponsors.

Both bills were introduced in the 119th Congress (2025-26). Find a full list of cosponsors for each bill below.

H. Res. 317 cosponsor list

The lead sponsor is noted with a double asterisk (**). Original cosponsors are noted with an asterisk (*).

S. Res. 323 cosponsor list

The lead sponsor is noted with a double asterisk (**). Original cosponsors are noted with an asterisk (*).

Advocacy Tools

Below you’ll find a set of practical tools to support your advocacy for H. Res. 317 and S. Res. 323. These resources can help you educate your community, spark conversations, and make compelling asks of your Members of Congress. Each is designed to be ready-to-share for events, meetings, and outreach, giving you credible materials to strengthen grassroots support and demonstrate growing momentum for nuclear abolition.

Congressional resolutions flyer

Print and distribute this flyer at events. It includes basic information on H. Res. 317 and S. Res. 323, as well as a QR code that links to the Overview section of this webpage.

📄 View and download the congressional resolutions flyer

H. Res. 317 backgrounder

This backgrounder is a helpful tool to share with legislative aides for Members of Congress, providing an overview of H. Res. 317, its key provisions, reasons to cosponsor the resolution, and a call to action for House Members.

📄 View and download the H. Res. 317 backgrounder

S. Res. 323 backgrounder

This backgrounder is a helpful tool to share with legislative aides for Members of Congress, providing an overview of S. Res. 323, its key provisions, reasons to cosponsor the resolution, and a call to action for Senators.

📄 View and download the S. Res. 323 backgrounder

H. Res. 317/S. Res. 323 talking points for activists

This document provides ten compelling talking points that can be used in meetings with Members of Congress and/or their staff, providing reasons as to why they should cosponsor H. Res. 317 or S. Res. 323. These talking points expand on the "Reasons to Cosponsor" section of the backgrounders, which are also provided in this section.

📄 View and download Why This Moment Demands Action: Reasons to Cosponsor H. Res. 317/S. Res. 323

H. Res. 317 organizational sign-on letter

Back from the Brink organized a letter signed by 145 local, state and national organizations urging Congress to take more leadership in advancing policies to reduce nuclear risks and achieve a world free of nuclear weapons — beginning with cosponsorship of H. Res. 317.

The letter was hand-delivered to a targeted list of House Congressional offices in July 2025. You can help make sure your representative reads the letter by including it in your outreach efforts.

You can also reach out to local organizations in your community and organize your own local organizational sign-on letter to your representative. This is one way to begin to find common cause and build relationships with other organizations and community members in your area, while demonstrating to your representative that H. Res. 317 has broad constituent support. After you deliver the letter, follow up with a phone call or meeting request.

📄 View and download the H. Res. 317 organizational sign-on letter

United States Conference of Mayors resolution

The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) unanimously adopted a resolution titled, “Urging the United States to Lead the World Back From the Brink of Nuclear War and Halt and Reverse the Nuclear Arms Race” at its 93rd Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida on June 22, 2025.

The resolution calls on the U.S. to pass H. Res. 317, which urges the President to lead global efforts to halt and reverse the nuclear arms race, pursue verifiable reductions in nuclear arsenals, renounce the option of first use, end “hair-trigger alert” policies, stop plans for new nuclear weapons, remediate the environmental and health harms of past nuclear weapons activities, and plan for a just economic transition for nuclear-dependent communities.

The USCM is the official nonpartisan association of more than 1,400 American cities with populations over 30,000. Resolutions adopted at its annual meetings become USCM official policy that guide the organization’s advocacy efforts for the coming year.

You may wish to include the USCM resolution in your talking points when urging your Member of Congress to cosponsor H. Res. 317 or S. Res. 323.

📄 View the U.S. Conference of Mayors resolution

Faith-based resource guide

This faith-based resource guide offers prayers, reflections, and organizing tools to support communities of faith in bearing witness to the moral urgency of nuclear abolition and advancing a spiritually grounded call for a world free of nuclear weapons. While Back from the Brink is a secular campaign, we are proud to stand in solidarity with faith-based partners who view nuclear abolition as both a spiritual imperative and a call to justice.

📄 View and download the faith-based resource guide

Congressional video remarks

We’ve compiled a playlist of Members of Congress who have affirmed their support for nuclear abolition. These short videos are ideal for screening at events, as well as sharing on social media and with your local legislators. 

In the playlist, you’ll find video remarks from:

• Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA-8)
• Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10)
• Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-28)
• Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2)
• Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL-3)
• Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL-4)
• Rep. James McGovern (D-MA-2)
• Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)
• Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)
• Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7)

🎥 View the congressional video remarks playlist on YouTube

One-click Actions

Use the one-click actions below to quickly send pre-written, customizable messages to your representatives, encouraging them to cosponsor H. Res. 317 and S. Res. 323, and help our country take meaningful steps toward nuclear disarmament.

H. Res. 317 one-click action

You can also use this direct link to share the form below.

S. Res. 323 one-click action

You can also use this direct link to share the form below.

Local Elected Officials Sign-on Letter Action

Back from the Brink has initiated a sign-on letter for local, county, and state elected officials to urge members of Congress to show moral and political leadership by cosponsoring H. Res. 317 and S. Res. 323, congressional resolutions that provide a comprehensive framework for a safer, nuclear weapons free world.

We need mayors, governors, city and town councilors, county commissioners and state legislators from around the country to join together and help build disarmament leadership in Congress. Nuclear weapons are a local issue and preventing nuclear war is your community’s concern.

⚡ACTION: Send a message to your governor, state, county, and municipal representatives today by finding your state on this page.