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S.505: A bill to prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.
About This Bill
- Introduced March 7, 2013
- Latest Major Action March 11, 2013
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
4 (All Republicans)
Bill Summary
Prohibits the federal government from using a drone (unmanned aircraft) to kill a U.S. citizen located in the United States. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to an individual who poses an immediate threat of death or serious bodily injury to another. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow the killing of a U.S. citizen located in the United States without due process of law.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 11, 2013 |
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 22.
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| March 7, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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| March 7, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) |