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H.R. 1242: To prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.

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H.R. 1242: To prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-18 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

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

Plain 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.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · 31 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Andy Harris (R-MD), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Tom Cole (R-OK)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1242 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113