US Congress House Bill 6357 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on August 3 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the use of extrajudicial force against a citizen of the United States. Prohibits anyone, including the President, from instructing an employee or an agent of the United States from engaging in, or conspiring to engage in, the extrajudicial killing of a U.S. citizen. Requires the President to submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate: (1) a report on the identity of each U.S. citizen that is on the list of the Joint Special Operations Command or the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as a high value individual or a high value target, and (2) a written assurance that no U.S. citizens are being added to such list. Defines "extrajudicial killing" to mean a premeditated and intentional use of lethal force against a U.S. citizen, but excludes from such definition the use of force in certain circumstances, including against a U.S. citizen whose guilt has been adjudicated consistent with due process of law, who is directly participating in hostilities in a zone of active armed conflict and the United States is a party to such conflict, or against whom force is required by law enforcement personnel for purposes of self defense, defense of others, or enabling the release of hostages.

To prohibit the extrajudicial killing of United States citizens, and for other purposes.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]

Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]

Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-09-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2012-08-03	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2012-08-03	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2012-08-03	House	Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
2012-08-03	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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6357/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6357/BILLS-112hr6357ih.pdf