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Life, Liberty, and Justice for All Americans Act

Introduced: March 19, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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 19, 2013
Introduced in House
Mar 19, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Life, Liberty, and Justice for All Americans Act - Prohibits the President from using lethal military force against a U.S. citizen located in the United States.

Provides an exception if the President determines that: (1) the individual poses an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury to another individual, and (2) using such force will prevent or minimize such death or injury.

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow the killing of a U.S. citizen without due process of law.

What's happening now April 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Amash, Justin
· Mar 19, 2013
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Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Mar 19, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1269: Life, Liberty, and Justice for All Americans Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1269/
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"H.R. 1269: Life, Liberty, and Justice for All Americans Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1269/.
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H.R. 1269, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1269/.
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