This amendment has been described and offered as an alternative to the Amash-Conyers amendment that we will consider next. It is not. This amendment restates the existing ban on the intentional targeting of United States persons under…

Person, this amendment stops the government from misusing section 215, to engage in the dragnet collection of all of our personal telephone records. Congress did not grant the executive the authority to collect everything it wants so long…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 71 Offered by Mr. Pierluisi The Acting CHAIR. It…

This amendment would prohibit any funds in the bill from being used to construct or expand detention facilities at Guantanamo. The bill contains $249 million to convert temporary detention facilities into more permanent structures. But the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 70 Offered by Mr. Nadler The Acting CHAIR. It is…

How much time do I have left? How much time does the gentleman have left? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

I yield myself the balance of the time. Mr. Chairman, it would serve a purpose if people actually read the amendment. The amendment says none of the funds made available may be used to detain an individual who has been approved for release…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, the $249 million in the budget is for expansion and making permanent detention facilities. I have no objection to construction of other military facilities at Guantanamo Bay. I don't…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 21 Offered by Ms. Shea-Porter The CHAIR. It is now…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment which would remove the existing limitations on transferring detainees out of Guantanamo. Our Federal courts have a proven record of prosecuting terrorists, and our…