United States · Bill · S
S. 505 (113th)
A bill to prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.
Introduced
7 March 2013
Last action
11 March 2013 · Calendars
Status
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 22.
Sponsors
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
3 December 2025
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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Timeline
7 March 2013
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Source: Calendars
7 March 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
11 March 2013
Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 22.
Source: Calendars
Votes
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Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 11 March 2013 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 7 March 2013
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/505
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/505
- us · 113-s-505 · source updated 3 December 2025