Transcript Highlights:

• is part of the this because the fraud is part of the profit profit profit model.<03:58:46.080> So
• What would happen if fixing these misalignments, the waste and fraud, actually doesn't get us where we
• ,<04:21:50.720> and loans, on cutting waste, fraud, and loans, on cutting waste, fraud, and
• ,<04:37:43.840> and<04:37:44.000> abuse DEI, rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse DEI
• , rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in<04:37:44.400> government,<04:37:44.799> firing

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And in case you're wondering about fraud, it's 0.065%.
• , and that fraud is not easy to prove.
• Keep our people in the places where fraud is most easily observed.
• ><03:47:03.439> not<03:47:03.760> easy<03:47:04.560> to fraud and that fraud is
• not easy to fraud and that fraud is not easy to prove<03:47:06.239> for<03:47:06.520> example

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, leaves of absence, guest introductions, and memorial remarks honoring former Representative Carolyn Gargas of Hollis, who was remembered for her long House service, work on child and family issues, and community involvement. The House then adopted a consent calendar and approved a motion to withdraw House Bill 431, which would have created a commission to review draft rules on minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards; the motion failed after a roll call vote, so the bill remained in play. The House next took up House Bill 109-FN, relative to false reports to law enforcement. The majority supported the bill as a way to add penalties for knowingly false reports about law enforcement officers, arguing officers deserve protection from false accusations and that the knowingly standard is a high bar. The minority opposed it as duplicative of existing law and warned it could chill legitimate complaints against police. After debate and a division vote, the majority committee report of ought to pass was adopted, 198-173. The House also considered House Bill 218-FN, which would provide victims of crime a free police report. The committee amendment changed the bill so victims would receive a written confirmation that a crime occurred rather than the initial police report, to avoid conflicts with right-to-know law and active-investigation confidentiality. Supporters said the change was a small but important clarification agreed to by law enforcement and domestic violence advocates, while opponents argued the original language was already workable and that the floor amendment was unnecessary. A division vote was requested on the amendment, and the transcript ends during that debate before the final outcome on HB 218 is shown.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, many of you have heard, I hope you haven't had to deal with it, but title fraud or title theft.
• over there and every time I see a bill from the Secretary of State's office and I see a bill about fraud
• over there and every time I see a bill from the Secretary of State's office and I see a bill about fraud
• over there and every time I see a bill from the Secretary of State's office and I see a bill about fraud
• over there and every time I see a bill from the Secretary of State's office and I see a bill about fraud

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• we repealed two years ago, and this bill is an attempt to reinstate it, the more I realize what a fraud
• this law really realize what a fraud this law really is<00:36:22.800> this<00:36:23.079> law
• This idea that infants are being left somewhere as a fraud is not happening.
• <01:16:58.520> that are being left somewhere as a fraud that are being left somewhere as a
• fraud that is<01:16:58.880> not<01:16:59.280> happening<01:17:00.000> if<01:17:

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> We were asked to just touch on our anti-fraud efforts at the agency.
• One thing is, again for us, any taxpayer dollars that goes to fraud, waste, or abuse is a magnificent
• <00:10:25.040> Um<00:10:25.360> so anti-fraud efforts at the agency.
• Um so anti-fraud efforts at the agency.
• , taxpayer dollars that goes to fraud, taxpayer dollars that goes to fraud, waste<00:10:30.959>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I didn’t get to say most of the things I want to say, but fraud on the court is a very bad thing.
• have chosen to enact legislation specifically permitting civil actions that allege attorney acts of fraud
• I didn’t get to say most of the things I want to say, but fraud on the court is a very bad thing.
• He used false reports to DCF, fabricated medical claims, and systemic fraud to cast me as unfit.
• DCF ultimately exonerated me and cited his fraud, yet I still do not have custody of my child at all.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on several Judiciary bills, with the largest portion focused on S. 1178/H. 2052 to reduce mass incarceration and end life without parole. People incarcerated at MCI Framingham, MCI Norfolk, and NCCI Gardner described personal growth, rehabilitation, restorative justice work, family separation, and the belief that parole eligibility after long sentences would better reflect public safety and human development. Speakers emphasized that life without parole removes hope and can undermine rehabilitation, while supporters argued that many lifers are older, less likely to reoffend, and could contribute positively if given a chance at parole review. Committee members did not take votes during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1139 to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims involving tobacco use, with Sen. Keenan explaining that a recent SJC decision had cut off claims where the injured person did not sue within three years before death. He said the bill would restore families’ ability to seek redress in cases involving long-latency tobacco harms like COPD. Another major topic was S. 1205, which would add abusive litigation to the definition of coercive control in domestic violence law; Sen. Michael Moore said the bill would stop abusers from using repeated court filings to harass and financially burden survivors. The committee also took up S. 1114 on automatic record sealing, with Sen. Friedman and others arguing that the current petition-based process is slow, burdensome, and disproportionately harms people with criminal records, especially Black and Latino residents. Testimony also supported H. 1965/S. 1132 on compensation for wrongful conviction, with advocates and sponsors describing a faster administrative claims process, transitional support, and higher compensation without the current cap. Sen. Payano testified for S. 1241 to expand educational programming for incarcerated emerging adults, saying education reduces recidivism and improves reentry outcomes. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on S. 2522, an update to Massachusetts’ shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care. Sen. Friedman, the Attorney General’s office, and DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the bill is needed to strengthen protections against out-of-state legal attacks, protect patient and provider data, clarify enforcement authority, and add a state-level EMTALA-style emergency care requirement. Committee members asked detailed questions about prescription labeling, the prescription monitoring program, attorney discipline, custody and full faith and credit issues, and whether the bill’s enforcement language could create unintended limits or conflicts. The Attorney General’s office said it would provide follow-up written testimony on several technical questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• Auditor has consistently found that outdated systems and the lack of data sharing has contributed to fraud
• <00:42:55.320> to of data sharing has contributed to of data sharing has contributed to fraud
• fraud, waste, and abuse. fraud, waste, and abuse.
• > for And then also we did that for And then also we did that for Medicaid<01:46:39.840> fraud
• Medicaid fraud detection and prevention. Medicaid fraud detection and prevention.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It can range from failure to stop to render aid, mail fraud, writing a hot check that maybe...
• SB961 by Cole Corse, relating to fraud prevention and verifying.
• Is it not true that when we see Medicaid fraud, we're very rarely talking about ineligible individuals
• You know, I appreciate that the intention is to prevent fraud and abuse.
• if we put our efforts into making sure that we have a workable system, then we will avoid waste and fraud

Bills: SB15, SB35, SB290, SB1365, SB2568, SB18, SB427, SB1860, SB1864, SB2675, SB596, SB2858, SB3058, SB816, SB1163, SB1484, SB1898, SB1777, SB1802, SB2692, SB315, SB1585, SB1626, SB2058, SB2050, SB2105, SB2245, SB2764, SB2611, SB2497, SB2452, SB2243, SB1705, SB1244, SB1361, SB438, SB578, SB584, SB2690, SB2521, SB2487, SB2342, SB2063, SB125, SB2041, SB1962, SB1413, SB6, SB2878, SB13, SB30, SJR87, SB7, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB57, SB512, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB1346, SB2753, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB552, SB646, SJR1, SB15, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB618, SB414, SB1394, SB2425, SB898, SB993, SB442, SB735, SB784, SB2538, SB1919, SB1013, SB2215, SB2322, SB626, SB570, SB747, SB2183, SB673, SB1015, SB1447, SB1370, SB1784, SB1897, SB2873, SB2891, SB2933, SB2540, SB2681, SB2695, SB1965, SB2203, SB872, SB875, SB1030, SB1277, SB1730, SB1681, SB1152, SB2969, SB2747, SB2705, SB2541, SB1708, SB2080, SB2721, SB1986, SB2392, SB2539, SB2857, SB2799, SB2785, SB2782, SB1531, SB1927, SB1263, SB1098, SB35, SB290, SB1365, SB2568, SB18, SB427, SB1860, SB1864, SB2675, SB596, SB2858, SB3058, SB816, SB1163, SB1484, SB1898, SB1777, SB1802, SB2692, SB315, SB1585, SB1626, SB2058, SB2050, SB2105, SB2245, SB2764, SB2611, SB2497, SB2452, SB2243, SB1705, SB1244, SB1361, SB438, SB578, SB584, SB2690, SB2521, SB2487, SB2342, SB2063, SB125, SB2041, SB1962, SB1413, SCR9, SB21, SB1198, SB1405, SB2601, SB2778, HB5560, HB762, HB1584, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB4341, HB6, HB171, HB143, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB5246, HB2, HB2011, SB17

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply

Transcript Highlights:

• And I'll just say a moment I thank you to the chairs for including these fraud protection components.
• <00:53:53.520> protection including these fraud protection including these fraud protection
• If you misrepresent yourself, and I hope to goodness we don't see this, you will be put up on fraud.
• the indexer having to be reduced to make the tails balance and the vote that will ensue after that. fraud
• And and I see a situation where fraud.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• the authority for state agencies to share data with one another related to suspected or confirmed fraud
• the authority for state agencies to share data with one another related to suspected or confirmed fraud
• the authority for state agencies to share data with one another related to suspected or confirmed fraud
• the authority for state agencies to share data with one another related to suspected or confirmed fraud
• the authority for state agencies to share data with one another related to suspected or confirmed fraud

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That there’s not fraud in the system paying for people to do things that aren’t doing, services are not
• Thank you. ...fraud in the system paying for people to do things that aren’t doing, services are not
• And I get that we have to eliminate fraud. I really do.
• And I get that we have to eliminate fraud. I really do.
• I think that we're running rampant with fraud and we have to make sure that nobody's gouging anybody,

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1377, which would change California’s medical exemption review process for school immunizations. The author and supporters argued the current system has a chilling effect on physicians and can prevent medically vulnerable children from obtaining needed exemptions, while opponents from pediatric, medical, and public health groups said the existing oversight is working and protects against fraudulent exemptions. Committee members debated the data, the bill’s last-minute amendments, and whether the proposal would weaken public health protections; no vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum, and the bill was held on call. The committee then took up SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, which would create a statewide inspection and enforcement framework for private detention facilities in California. The author and supporters described alleged medical neglect, unsafe conditions, and lack of accountability in immigration detention, including testimony from Masuma Khan’s daughter about her mother’s treatment at a CoreCivic facility. The California Hospital Association raised concerns about duplicative oversight and possible overlap with already regulated health facilities, but said it was continuing to work on a solution. After discussion about constitutional and jurisdictional issues, the committee voted 5-0 to do pass and re-refer the bill to the Committee on Judiciary, with the vote placed on call. The committee also heard SB 1089, which would expand access to GLP-1 medications for state and local government employees through CalPERS and encourage broader affordability through CalRx. The author framed the bill as a response to chronic weight disease and rising diabetes risk, and the American Diabetes Association and other supporters said GLP-1s can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes and reduce long-term costs. Members discussed the medications’ benefits, side effects, and whether they are a long-term treatment. The bill was moved on a 5-0 vote and placed on call. Finally, the committee began SB 1221, dealing with Murphy conservatorships for people found dangerous due to severe mental illness after serious violent crimes. The author said the bill responds to a court decision that created uncertainty about placement and detention while awaiting state hospital beds, and supporters from prosecutors and psychiatrists said the measure would improve public safety and ensure victims’ voices are heard. Opposition testimony from county behavioral health directors began after the author’s presentation, but the transcript cuts off before the committee completed debate or took action on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• Looking at how to explore waste, fraud, and abuse, and prevent it, they decided to advertise the program
• taxpayers' money, and I would like to see more bills like that we had that try and prevent waste, fraud
• going to allow what many of my Democrat colleagues have said: that we will be able to root out waste, fraud
• It also includes consumer fraud. Thank you. Any further discussion?
• It also includes consumer fraud. Thank you. Any further discussion?

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I also sit on taxes and the Legislative Audit Commission, and now the new fraud committee.
• I also sit on taxes and the Legislative Audit Commission, and now the new fraud committee.
• I also sit on taxes and the Legislative Audit Commission, and now the new fraud committee.
• c><00:04:57.560> committee<00:04:58.560> um<00:04:59.000> and and now the new fraud
• committee um and and now the new fraud committee um and uh<00:05:00.039> I<00:05:00.240> have

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Transportation Working Group met on January 15, 2025, with Chair John Kosnik opening by saying the committee expected to pass a transportation bill this year and emphasizing efficient use of transportation revenues, maintenance of roads and transit, and safety. Members and staff introduced themselves, and several representatives noted their interest in roads, bridges, and regional transportation needs. Kosnik also said he had spoken with Representative Kel about leadership arrangements and stressed that bipartisan support would be needed for a transportation bill. House Fiscal Staff’s Andrew Lee and House Research’s Matt Burus then gave an overview of transportation finance, focusing mainly on highways and transit. Burus explained Minnesota’s highway funding structure, including the constitutional Highway User Tax Distribution Fund and the related Trunk Highway Fund, County State-Aid Highway Fund, and Municipal State-Aid Street Fund. He reviewed the main revenue sources: the motor fuels tax, motor vehicle registration tax, motor vehicle sales tax, portions of the general sales tax tied to auto parts, vehicle rentals and leases, and the retail delivery fee. He noted several changes from 2023 legislation, including indexing of the gas tax, creation of the Transportation Advancement Account, and the retail delivery fee, which began in July 2024 and therefore would affect fiscal year 2025 rather than the fiscal 2024 data shown. The presentation also covered how highway dollars flow through constitutional formulas, including the 95/5 split from the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, with the 5 percent set-aside used for town roads, town bridges, and flexible highway purposes such as turnbacks. Burus distinguished trunk highway bonds from general obligation bonds and explained that both are debt-financing tools for transportation projects, but with different repayment sources and uses. No votes or formal actions were taken at this informational meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Around some of the financial decisions around the fraud software for MnSCU, and also the trees in Bemidji
• The A17 will be for the fraud prevention software funding.
• The fraud prevention software funding, and then $5,000 for the trees.
• to continue with the 570K from the FIG shortfall, and we're pulling a million and a half from the fraud
• It is very important that we deal with this ghost fraud problem, and so I obviously support the decisions

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee discussed a higher education attainment-goals bill and several related amendments. Members first reached agreement on funding changes: one amendment redirected money for fraud-prevention software for MnSCU and $5,000 for trees in Bemidji, and another moved $570,000 for workforce development-related funding. Members noted the use of general fund dollars to cover a FIG shortfall and expressed support for addressing fraud prevention while also saying MnSCU should be made whole in the next biennium. Both amendments were adopted. The main policy debate centered on an amendment updating the statewide attainment goal and related P-20 partnership language. Senator Um Ruebain proposed returning the attainment goal from 75 percent to 70 percent, and members discussed whether the bill’s expanded reporting and coordination duties would create costs for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). Nonpartisan staff and Commissioner Olsen said the Office of Higher Education and the P-20 partnership expected no costs, while DCYF’s fiscal note assumed reporting and staffing costs. After discussion, DCYF indicated it would absorb the costs, but some members still objected to expanding the partnership and creating additional bureaucracy. Members also debated whether early childhood and K-12 subgoals should be included as part of the attainment-goals framework. Supporters said aligning early childhood, K-12, and higher education goals is necessary to improve postsecondary attainment, while opponents argued the committee should focus on existing higher education goals and basic K-12 achievement. The committee ultimately adopted the Senate language on the attainment-goals section as amended, including the change back to 70 percent and revisions directed by staff to ensure the correct references were updated. The A12 amendment on pregnant and parenting students was also adopted earlier in the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• It passed the House 136 to 9, and it’s also his notary fraud bill, which keeps your house from being
• We do have a technical fix and a position from the Senate with regard to the notary fraud bill that the
• This is my House Bill 1990, which is gift card fraud.
• It sets clear boundaries around misuse and protects Missourians from fraud, exploitation, and harm.
• It sets clear boundaries around misuse and protects Missourians from fraud, exploitation, and harm.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I disagree very much with the premise that the local governments are full of fraud and are spending money
• The local governments are full of fraud and are spending money on an excess basis.
• I expected you to, because Miami is where you represent, but you talked a lot about Miami and the fraud
• my cities audited, and it's very sad to me the things that we are finding where there's waste and fraud

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I disagree very much with the premise that the local governments are full of fraud and are spending money
• on an excess basis. the local governments are full of fraud and are spending money on an excess basis
• I expected you to, because Miami is where you represent, but you talked a lot about Miami and the fraud
• my cities audited, and it's very sad to me the things that we are finding where there's waste and fraud

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Section 40B: This is the language from S. 183, the home and land improvement fraud bill.
• 36.840> improvement S. 183, the home and land improvement S. 183, the home and land improvement fraud
• 53:40.440> passed<00:53:40.880> out<00:53:41.000> of<00:53:41.080> the fraud
• S. 183 was passed out of the fraud bill.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate Bill 323, suspending the rules to consider it immediately. The bill was described as a broad agricultural measure with committee amendments and fiscal implications, and it was reported favorably by the Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. Members outlined sections dealing with milk market corrections, farm-to-school language, repeal of the obsolete pest control compact, pesticide applicator licensing changes, seed law updates, the Vermont Agricultural Credit Program, hemp regulation, and CAFO-related provisions. The Agriculture committee reported the bill out 7-0-1, and the effective date was described as July 1, 2026, except for the hemp provisions, which would take effect upon passage. Much of the discussion focused on the hemp sections. Supporters said the bill updates Vermont law to reflect federal changes and shifts hemp oversight from the Agency of Agriculture to the Cannabis Control Board. The hemp provisions would create registration and licensing requirements for hemp producers, processors, and certain hemp products; set fees; authorize testing, inspections, stop-sale orders, and administrative penalties; and allow rulemaking on product standards, labeling, insurance, additives, and age restrictions. Speakers said the changes were intended to help Vermont’s hemp industry maintain access to banking, insurance, and interstate commerce while improving consumer safety and regulatory clarity. Other agricultural provisions were also explained in detail. The bill would clarify milk producer hearing rights, update farm-to-school grant/contract language, remove outdated pest-control compact language, and adjust pesticide applicator exam and fee rules, including removing the limit on retakes and eliminating certain government applicator fees. It would also modernize seed labeling and definitions, transfer the Vermont Agricultural Credit Program into a new statutory structure under VEDA, and make conforming cross-reference changes in tax and cannabis fund statutes. The final sections would add a CAFO permit working group and require consultant training for state agencies on CAFO inspections, with those provisions contingent on future funding. Ways and Means noted the bill’s fee changes could affect state revenues, including an estimated hemp-related impact of roughly $10,000 to $90,000, though the exact effect was uncertain.

Transcript Highlights:

• Drazkowski’s bill, Senate File 5032, that would impose a tax on amounts obtained through public program fraud
• 05:25.120> through<00:05:25.840> public<00:05:26.280> program<00:05:26.760> fraud
• obtained through public program fraud. obtained through public program fraud.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all