# 119-hr-6465: HALT Act of 2025

119-hr-6465, HALT Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6465
- Congress: 119
- Title: HALT Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: unknown
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-23

## Summary

**Halt the new nuclear arms race**. The HALT Act of 2025 would push U.S. policy toward renewed international negotiations on arms control, disarmament, and risk reduction using modern verification tools and treaty commitments. - It centers U.S. diplomacy on the Nuclear Non‑Proliferation Treaty duties of the five nuclear‑weapon states and urges renewed U.S. leadership to curb vertical proliferation and reduce stockpiles. - It emphasizes verification and technical capacity by pointing to the Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty Organization's network of about 300 monitoring stations and a 24/7 data center, and to the Department of Energy's Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan for oversight without explosive testing. - It targets strategic stability and safety by highlighting growing tensions, arsenal modernization, and recent technical assessments such as the 2022 Nuclear Posture Review, while encouraging risk‑reduction measures including proposals for a global nuclear freeze.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on funding explosive nuclear tests: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would bar the government from obligating or spending money to conduct or prepare for any explosive nuclear weapons test that produces any yield. The ban would apply to funds authorized for fiscal year 2026 and later, and to earlier-year funds that are still available on the da…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6465 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6465)

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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6465 (as of 2026-04-23).