{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases/lee-horsford-lead-legislation-requiring-congressional-approval-explosive", "Lee, Horsford Lead Legislation Requiring Congressional Approval for Explosive Nuclear Tests", "2025-11-07", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "NV", "Susie Lee", "L000590", "susielee.house.gov", "susielee", "https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced the No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act. The legislation, which would prevent explosive nuclear tests in Nevada or anywhere else in the country without Congressional authorization, comes amid President Trump\u2019s recently announced intention to test weapons for the first time in over three decades.\n\n\u201cToo many Nevadans for decades have suffered the consequences of nuclear testing and toxic radiation exposure,\u201d said Congresswoman Susie Lee. \u201cExperts, including those in the Trump administration, have consistently testified that explosive nuclear testing is unnecessary. We need to listen to the science, not the whims of this president. I\u2019m proud to join Congressman Horsford in introducing this legislation ensuring innocent Nevadans will not pay the price for this president\u2019s nuclear saber-rattling.\u201d\n\n\u201cThere are no winners in nuclear war, and there is no reason for this saber rattling,\u201d said Congressman Steven Horsford. \u201cAs other nuclear powers respond to President Trump\u2019s announcement, we are all less safe from these horrific weapons. Nevadans carried the burden of America\u2019s domestic nuclear tests in the past, and we will not go back. By requiring Congressional authorization, the legislation Rep. Lee and I are introducing today protects our state from the radioactive fallout that poisoned our air, our land, and our people in the past.\u201d\n\nSenators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced companion legislation to the No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act in the Senate.\n\nThe Silver State is uniquely impacted by America\u2019s past nuclear testing, which has had devastating human and environmental consequences on Nevada and neighboring states. From 1951 to 1992, the federal government conducted more than 900 nuclear tests in Nevada, releasing radioactive fallout across the American West and leaving a legacy of illness, contamination, and broken trust. Many Nevadans and downwind communities suffered from those exposures and are still waiting for justice and compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).\n\nCongresswoman Lee has fought to ensure victims of our country\u2019s nuclear legacy receive care for exposure to toxic radiation. Her bipartisan Presumption for Radiation or Toxin Exposure Coverage for Troops (PROTECT) Act would establish a presumption that certain veterans were exposed to radiation and other toxins at the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), expanding their access to health care. She also pushed for extending and expanding RECA to ensure all radiation victims, including in southern Nevada, get the help they need.\n\nEarlier this week, Lee and Horsford were joined by Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto and Rep. Dina Titus (NV-01) in sending a letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Brandon Williams, expressing outrage at the administration\u2019s intent to test nuclear weapons.\n\nFollowing President Trump\u2019s announcement, Russia announced that it is preparing to conduct its own explosive nuclear testing if the United States conducts an explosive nuclear test. The No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act would prevent a global nuclear arms race by preventing the executive branch from unilaterally deciding to conduct explosive nuclear testing.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases/lee-horsford-lead-legislation-requiring-congressional-approval-explosive"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4204680919647217, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}