ms. ros-lehtinen: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative -- the gentlelady from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered and pursuant to clause 8 of rule 0, further proceedings on this question -- 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, madam speaker. i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 515 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: h.r. 515, a bill to re-authorize the belarus democracy act of 2004. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlelady from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, and the gentleman from california, mr. burton, will each con

ms. ros-lehtinen of -- 112-138 offered by ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. the chair: the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: i thank the chairman for the time. my amendment is quite simple. it removes the 100% increase in possible flood insurance rate increases from the underlying bill. currently rate increases are capped at 10% a year yet this bill would double that to 20% per year. homeowners in this downturned economy can little afford to have this looming possibility. one in four floridians is covered under the national flood insurance program and they collectively pay nearly $900 million in premiums per year. since 1978 florida policy holders have paid $14.1 billion in premiums and have received only $3.6 billion in payments. that is $3.-- 3.9 times more in premiums than they received in claims. our residents usually in high risk flood areas pay disproportionally more in premiums than they will likely ever se

ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the house will be in order. the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. and i rise tonight to mark the anniversary of the attack on the amia jewish community center in bune he is arizona, argentina, on july 18, 1994, the irana regime through the coordinated efforts of its embassy and extremist proxy, hezbollah, committed one of the deadliest attacks of anti-semitism in the western hemisphere by killing 85 men, women and children and injuring over 300 innocent bystanders. 17 years later, mr. speaker, the regime has yet to answer for its role in the attack. its statement this weekend was nothing more than a desperate p.r. attempt to manipulate the headlines in advance of tay's sad anniversary. and so as we mark the 17th anniversary of this horrible attack and honor the victims and the survivors of that day, we must recommit ourselves to holding the iranian regime accountable for the attack and for the threat that it continues to pose to u.s. regio

ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the house will be in order. the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. and i rise tonight to mark the anniversary of the attack on the amia jewish community center in bune he is arizona, argentina, on july 18, 1994, the irana regime through the coordinated efforts of its embassy and extremist proxy, hezbollah, committed one of the deadliest attacks of anti-semitism in the western hemisphere by killing 85 men, women and children and injuring over 300 innocent bystanders. 17 years later, mr. speaker, the regime has yet to answer for its role in the attack. its statement this weekend was nothing more than a desperate p.r. attempt to manipulate the headlines in advance of today's sad anniversary. and so as we mark the 17th anniversary of this horrible attack and honor the victims and the survivors of that day, we must recommit ourselves to holding the iranian regime accountable for the attack and for the threat that it continues to pose to u.s. reg

ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent that my name be removed as a co-sponsor of house resolution 306. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> i ask unanimous consent that my name be removed as a co-sponsor of h.r. 1380. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 337, rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole. will the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz, kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house for further consideration of h.r. 2354 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for energy and water development and realitied agencies for the fiscal year september 30, 2012 and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee rose, the bill had been read through page 24, line 23. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? frelinghuysen freeming i ask unanimous consent that all -- mr. frelinghuysen: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five days to include ext

ms. ros-lehtinen, to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 268 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 268, resolution reaffirming the united states commitment to a negotiated settlement of the mr. israel: conflict -- of the israeli-palestinian conflict and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is 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 speaker pro tempore: on this bill, there is 407 yeas, 6 nays, 13 present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does