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S. 505Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)Introduced

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

Sponsored by Ted CruzSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Introduced March 7, 2013

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

March 11, 2013

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Introduced in Senate

March 7, 2013

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Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

March 7, 2013

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

March 11, 2013

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Harry Reid
Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Mar 11, 2013

I am told S. 505 is ready for its second reading; is that correct? The President pro tempore. The majority leader is correct. The clerk will report the bill by title. I object to any further…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen. Sheldon WhitehouseD-RI · Mar 7, 2013

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. I now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to…

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Placed on Calendar SenateIssued March 11, 2013

II

Calendar No. 22

113th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 505

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 7, 2013

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

March 11, 2013

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL

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

1.

Drones

(a)

Definitions

In this section—

(1)

the term drone means an unmanned aircraft (as defined in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note));

(2)

the term serious bodily injury has the meaning given that term in section 1365 of title 18, United States Code; and

(3)

the term United States as used in a territorial sense, has the meaning given that term in section 5 of title 18, United States Code.

(b)

Prohibition

The Federal Government may not use a drone to kill a citizen of the United States who is located in the United States. The prohibition under this subsection shall not apply to an individual who poses an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury to another individual. Nothing in this section shall be construed to suggest that the Constitution would otherwise allow the killing of a citizen of the United States in the United States without due process of law.

March 11, 2013

Read the second time and placed on the calendar