US Congress House Bill 487 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-12 - Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Pending: House Intelligence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense. This bill prohibits the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action. The President must transfer to the Department of Defense all authority to use such a vehicle to conduct such a strike or lethal action.

To prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense.

Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]

Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2017-01-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2017-01-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2017-01-12	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/487/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr487/BILLS-115hr487ih.pdf