HR 1242
113th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Aviation and airports
Due process and equal protection
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
To prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.
Introduced: March 18, 2013
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Mar 18, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 18, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.