S.R. 46 Summary

• Endorses and adopts the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to support United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 for peace, justice, and strong institutions.

• Urges federal leaders and the nation to endorse the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and make nuclear disarmament the centerpiece of U.S. national security policy.

• Calls on federal leaders to renounce first-use nuclear weapons options, end the President's sole authority to launch nuclear attacks, remove nuclear weapons from hair-trigger alert status, and cancel plans to replace the entire nuclear arsenal with enhanced weapons.

• Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the President, Congress leadership, United Nations officials, Hawaii's congressional delegation, the Governor of Hawaii, and county mayors.

• References that approximately 14,500 nuclear weapons still exist globally, with over 90 percent held by the United States and Russia, and cites concerns about climate and humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons use.