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S 505 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airports Due process and equal protection Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

A bill to prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.

Introduced: March 7, 2013 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 11, 2013
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 22.
Mar 7, 2013
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 7, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 11, 2013

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 22.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1269 Related bill Life, Liberty, and Justice for All Americans Act
  • HR 1242 Identical bill To prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Mar 11, 2013
 R
Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 7, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 505: A bill to prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-505/
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