Plus Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., just submitted an amendment to another bill to ban the Environmental Protection Agency from using drones for aerial surveillance -- a practice the EPA has defended as a cost-efficient way to monitor farmers' and ranchers' compliance with environmental regulation. 

The flurry of anti-drone proposals comes as governments move to make the machines -- the armed versions of which are best known for their role in taking out militants inside Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere -- more commonplace in the United States. 

Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration outlined new rules for authorizing drones at potentially dozens of sites across the country. Local law enforcement agencies hope to use the drones more frequently for surveillance purposes. 

The U.S. military is also planning to bring more drones from overseas into the United States, in part for training purposes.