mr. broun: thank you, mr. chairman. the bill before us today has the great potential to create jobs, boost our economy, and provide our country with new much needed sources of energy. but it is written it also has the potential to invite frivolous, duplicative lawsuits filed by outside entities with no real tie to the individual contracts stemming from this legislation. . mr. chairman, we've seen it time and time again, situations in which the community, the developer and the federal government are all on the same page. but plans are ultimately ground to a halt by activist environmental groups that file lawsuit after lawsuit in order to stop the development in its tracks. my amendment would stop this cycle as it relates to projects begun under this bill. it would allow individuals and groups, not party, to a lease under this bill to file a suit once, only once within 60 days of an official action under the bill. should a suit -- should a suing entity lose, it would be allowed an appeal to the u.s. court of appeals for t

mr. broun: i'd be glad to -- mr.eterson: i understand what you're saying but you need to look at the goodlatte-scott amendment, it allows them to buy insurance is $18 a hundredweight, and if the price goes to $11 like it did in 2009, the taxpayers are on the hook. so you have the same problem that you do with this bill. the chair: the gentleman's time has expire the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from georgia. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes visit. the amendment is not agreed. to mr. broun: mr. chairman. i request a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment of the gentleman from fey will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number six printed in part b of house report 113-117. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. enyart: i have an emmitt at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment number six, printed in

mr. broun of georgia. pages 4, line 14, after the dollar amount insert, reduce by $38,513,000. page 5, line 6, after the dollar amount insert, reduce by $38,513,000. page 63, line 6, after the dollar amount insert, increase by $38,513,000. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for five minutes. mr. broun: thank you, madam chairman. my amendment would zero out our contribution to the brand new nato headquarters in brussels. and transfer that amount, more than $38 million, to the spending reduction account, to help us deal with our debt. this line item was -- within the bill is the very definition of ridiculous. u.s.'s furloughing civilian military personnel and sacrificing our own military readiness here at home. policies with which i disagree. and yet here we are spending -- sending millions of dollars overseas to build a lavish new headquarters for the international bureaucrats in nato. madam chairman, the planed nato head quarters are an unfortunate example of excess and waste.

amendment number 5 by mr. broun of georgia. amendment number 8 by mr. blumenauer of oregon. amendment number 9 by mr. blumenauer of oregon. amendment number 14 by ms. kaptur of ohio. amendment number 15 by mr. royce of california. amendment number 16 by mr. chabot of ohio. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in part b of house report 113-117 by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: part b, amendment number 1 printed in house report 113-117 offered by mr. mcgovern of massachusetts. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning mad

mr. broun: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognitions? mr. broun: i ask unanimous consent that my name be removed s co-sponsor of h.r. 1797, the pain capable unborn child protection act. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i present a privileged report for printing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany h.r. 2397, a bill making appropriations for the department of defense for the fiscal year ending september 30, 014, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the union calendar and ordered printed. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, points of order are reserved. the chair lays before the house he following personal requests. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. lamborn of colorado for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is the c

the clerk: amendment offered by mr. broun of georgia. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the . as are 148, the nays are 269 the chair: on this vote the yeas are 151, the nays are 269. he amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from nevada, mr. amodei, on which further proceedings were postponed on the on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by

mr. broun: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk and i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of he amendment. the chair: without objection, the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. broun of georgia. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes to describe his amendment. mr. broun: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, my amendment would completely eliminate funding for the transportation security administration, t.s.a., and transfer that money to the spending reduction account. saving taxpayers nearly $5 billion. congress intended for t.s.a. to be an efficient, cutting edge, intelligence-based agency. responsible for protecting our airports and keeping our passengers safe and secure. but today, it has grown into one of the largest bureaucracies in the federal government. they've had a 400% increase in staff since they were created. a good portion of those are headquarters employees making six-figure incomes on average. what's worse

mr. broun: i thank the chairman for yielding. i'm pleased to support this en bloc amendment, which includes important language to put a stop to the practice of using drones to kill americans and prevent any administration in the future from doing so as well. the only exception would be if a citizen is actively engaged in combat against the united states, not plotting, not suspected, but currently engaging in combat. attorney general eric holder made it perfectly clear in a recent white paper that the administration that is the right to be judge, jury and executioner of any and all american citizens. my amendment would correct this dangerous overreach and defend americans' god-given constitutional rights. this will curtail the threat of drones, i'm disappointed that another of my amendments was not -- in order to address the to address another overarching issue. i sponsored an amendment to sunset authorization for use of military force in afghanistan, a rovision that that has outrageously expanded the powers of the federal governm

mr. broun: i seek -- the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. broun: mr. speaker, there's a lot going on in our country right now, but we here in congress need to remember that the number one priority remains getting our economy back on track. that's why today i reintroduced an original jobs act. my jobs act would reduce the corporate tax rate and capital gains tax to zero. it would totally eliminate them. it would also extend for three years bonus depreciation and would allow 100% expenses for business assets. finally, the jobs act would permanently repeal the estate and gift taxes, the death taxes. my bill would give businesses the boost they need to create more jobs. it would stimulate our economy and will bring manufacturing jobs back to america. i urge my colleagues to support my jobs act and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gent