US HB1242 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 32-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
To prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.
Sponsors
| Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI] | Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY] | Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI] | Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI] |
| Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH] | Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] | Rep. John Culberson [R-TX] |
| Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL] | Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC] | Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX] | Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ] |
| Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO] | Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX] | Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX] | Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD] |
| Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI] | Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX] | Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] | Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID] |
| Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA] | Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA] | Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX] | Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA] |
| Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC] | Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS] | Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI] | Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA] |
| Rep. David Roe [R-TN] | Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ] | Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL] | Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. |
| 2013-03-18 | House | Referred to House Armed Services |
| 2013-03-18 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2013-03-18 | House | Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent Select) |
| 2013-03-18 | House | 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. |
Same As/Similar To
SB505 (Same As) 2013-03-11 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 22.
HB1269 (Related) 2013-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
HB1269 (Related) 2013-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Aviation and airports
Due process and equal protection
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Aviation and airports
Due process and equal protection
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1242/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1242/BILLS-113hr1242ih.pdf |
