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• <00:09:30.880> service department in multiple active service department in multiple active
• His active engagement and dedication to His active engagement and dedication to his<00:27:55.279>
• <04:36:56.320> duty families of veterans and active duty families of veterans and active duty
• Only accommodate veteran families, but active-duty families on a space-available basis.
• It is always important to give bipartisan support to our veterans and to our active military.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The first page of the binder is the CMS definition of activities of daily living.
• of daily living definition of activities of daily living they they they include<01:06:57.440> uh<
• <02:05:05.280> of about the ADLs meaning activities of about the ADLs meaning activities of
• This is auto-triggering bridges. We have people that are slated to close.
• The New Heights database system is auto-triggering bridges.

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• <02:45:20.800> duty individuals who served as active duty individuals who served as active
• 06:34.720> response popularity triggered a brutal response popularity triggered a brutal response
• CCP and its leaders have actively CCP and its leaders have actively incited<04:08:10.000> the
• <04:12:34.479> within funds supporting any activities within funds supporting any activities
• <06:35:25.520> duty individuals who served as active duty individuals who served as active

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So, last year, and I'm not activities.
• prosthetic device for these activities. prosthetic device for these activities.
• How am I going to stay active?
• and remain active in these activities and remain active affect<00:34:47.200> me<00:34:47.440>
• somebody who's actively seeking help. somebody who's actively seeking help.

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• us how to use our voices, speak up about issues that affect us, and begin to take on the role of active
• And to that, I ask you: what is positive about keeping your hand on your gun, finger on the trigger at
• The Young Lords was an activism group back in the 1950s and 1960s in New York and Chicago.
• We must actively disseminate information to our communities about the importance and the life-saving
• They're often unmotivated to do activities they once enjoyed and are always saying things like, “Just

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Summary: The committee opened a public hearing on 41 bills related to school climate and safety, with chairs Jason Lewis and Ken Gordon outlining procedures and noting more than 125 witnesses. The first major topic was the “Study Act” on cell phones in schools and related social media restrictions (House 666/Senate 335). Secretary of Education Pat Tutwiler and Attorney General Andrea Campbell testified in strong support, arguing that bell-to-bell phone-free policies would improve student focus, reduce anxiety and distraction, and support mental health. Several legislators also supported the approach, though Representative Jeff Turco and Senator John Keenan emphasized narrower bills focused only on school-day phone restrictions rather than broader social media regulation. Senator John Velis likewise backed a comprehensive school-hours restriction, citing student distraction and mental health concerns. Representative Tarsky described successful implementation of a Yondr pouch system in a school where he served as principal, saying it improved engagement and reduced bullying and discipline issues. The committee then heard testimony on a bill to prohibit Native American mascots in public schools (Senate 312/House 575). Senator Joe Comerford, Brittany Wally, and Rhonda Anderson all urged passage, saying Native mascots are dehumanizing, harmful to Native youth, and inconsistent with civil rights and educational values. They described support from tribal nations and noted that many Massachusetts schools have already changed mascots, but some still resist. The hearing also included testimony on school start times (House 647/Senate 360), where middle school students Caroline Duffy and Emery Jarvis described exhaustion and survey data showing widespread sleep deprivation. Former educator Telia Jacobs, former principal Rep. Tarsky, and others argued that later start times would improve health, learning, and student well-being, while acknowledging transportation and scheduling challenges. Zoriana Petrosian, who helped write one of the bills as a student, said the state already has enough research to act now. Additional bills drew testimony on related school issues. Dr. Raul Fernandez supported a bill promoting racially integrated schools (Senate 324), citing a recent advisory council report showing large disparities in segregated schools and urging DESE to develop a statewide integration strategy. On safe firearm storage education (House 548/Senate 397), multiple witnesses from Grassroots for Gun Violence Prevention and school communities supported annual school-based education about secure storage, saying it would help prevent child access to unsecured firearms and build on local resolutions already adopted in some districts. The committee also heard testimony on bills to expand career and academic plans (House 533/Senate 438), with speakers saying more structured planning would help students make informed college and career choices. Later, testimony on child sexual abuse prevention and survivor support bills described the prevalence of abuse, the need for training in schools and youth-serving organizations, and the importance of extending compensation and prevention measures. Throughout the hearing, chairs repeatedly closed bills with no witnesses and moved the agenda forward, but no votes were taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• Is there anything in the proposition that has a fail-safe or a trigger should the federal government
• What we are seeing from the federal government, we are actively monitoring, we are taking into account

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• Chair: Yeah, I'm trying to figure out what triggered this obligation because of the challenge I had with
• may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover its operations and activities

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• This bill will go a long way toward protecting the taxpayers, political subdivisions, and their active
• It further adds emergency trigger mechanisms that authorize the Secretary of State to seek a receiver
• This bill will go a long way toward protecting the taxpayers, political subdivisions, and their active
• It further adds emergency trigger mechanisms that authorize the Secretary of State to seek a receiver
• If they do not do that, there's an explicit trigger equivalent to about half a month's worth of cash

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• And it also increases the preliminary step to get the project actively and substantially underway from
• for the project was granted by the municipality for up to seven years, so long as that project is actively
• for the project was granted by the municipality for up to seven years, so long as that project is actively
• for the project was granted by the municipality for up to seven years, so long as that project is actively
• substantial um substantial development substantial um substantial development uh<01:15:00.560> active

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• photography, Bruce has been an active photography, Bruce has been an active member<00:07:13.759>
• Bruce is also an active member of years.
• He was active in We Believe We Vote and active in civics and government in Stevens County.
• . activities. activities.
• Inflation, which economic activity.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So is safety, inspect, criminal activity.
• So is safety, inspect, criminal activity.
• .<03:57:35.840> Um, activity.
• Um, activity.
• engaging in union activities? engaging in union activities?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first reviewed House Bill 1150, which would require disclosure of complaints to public employees within five business days. Members said the sponsor was still working on an amendment, so the bill was held for another week with the understanding it would be executed next week if no amendment was ready. The chair also outlined the committee’s schedule, including upcoming floor reports and the goal of finishing the remaining committee bills on time. The committee then took up House Bill 1168, concerning employer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the bill would give employers more time to gather payroll records, especially when claims arise years later, and said the current system should be adjusted for fairness to businesses. Opponents, including several members, said payroll records are usually electronic and should be produced quickly so workers waiting on wages are not delayed. The Department of Labor deputy commissioner testified that employers can already request extensions and that further extensions could still be requested under the current process. The committee voted 11-9 to ought to pass HB 1168. Next, House Bill 1250, dealing with notice, documentation, and job reinstatement requirements for leave related to childbirth, postpartum care, and pediatric appointments, was considered. Members said the statute was newly enacted, had been carefully negotiated, and should be allowed to work before being revised. The committee voted 20-0 to recommend inexpedient to legislate, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1043, which would allow private employers to adopt their own minimum pay policies for report-to-work situations instead of being bound by the current two-hour minimum, so long as the policy is established in advance. The sponsor said the bill would modernize an outdated law and preserve the current default if no policy is adopted. Members raised questions about collective bargaining agreements and whether the bill could weaken existing worker protections, while the sponsor and supporters said it was intended to provide flexibility rather than a mandate. The hearing continued with questions and discussion, but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• Hospitals have outsourced this activity to third-party vendors.
• uh this activity uh to third<01:19:04.800> party<01:19:05.120> vendors.
• <04:06:56.800> and cost and compliance activities and cost and compliance activities and there's
• <04:23:27.199> I activity that would be compliant. I activity that would be compliant.
• Well, in New Hampshire we have what are known as trigger laws in our session laws.

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• California's man-made greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for over 50% if you include upstream activity
• Transportation is also the dominant source of smog-forming pollutants, which trigger asthma attacks and
• There are a number of fuels and activities that are exempt from compliance obligations in the regulation
• The federal renewable fuel standard is still very much alive, and there is an active market associated
• So there's really no way around it: some part of that economic activity happens in California.

Summary: The hearing was a select committee discussion on the transportation costs and impacts of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), with opening remarks from the co-chairs and members emphasizing affordability, climate goals, and the need to explain the program’s benefits to the public. The first panel from CARB and the California Energy Commission described how LCFS works as a market-based, declining carbon-intensity program that rewards lower-carbon fuels, supports zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, and is intended to reduce greenhouse gases and local air pollution. They argued the program has driven billions in private investment, increased alternative fuel use, and that LCFS credit prices are not the main driver of retail gasoline prices, which they said are dominated by crude oil, refining, and distribution costs. Members questioned the panel on the gap between the regulatory target and actual carbon-intensity performance, the role of credit banking, which fuels are generating the most credits, how the 2025 amendments affected the program, and whether LCFS credits are truly additional. CARB explained that banking helps cost-effectiveness and investment certainty, that ethanol, renewable diesel, and biodiesel currently provide the largest volumes while electricity is expected to grow, and that the updated targets were informed by the state’s 2045 carbon-neutrality goals and the 2030 scoping plan. The Energy Commission said its data show environmental programs add some cost to gasoline but do not drive price volatility, which is mainly tied to crude oil and refinery margins. The second panel, featuring academic and research experts, focused on program design, out-of-state credit generation, and broader economic effects. Speakers said LCFS is successful because it ties incentives to emissions benefit, uses life-cycle analysis, and allows flexible compliance that lowers costs compared with more direct regulation. They also said the program’s benefits generally outweigh costs, that it can reduce air pollution disparities and support equity, but that some issues—especially indirect land use change, additionality, and older program assumptions—need more research and may warrant future rulemaking. One researcher noted that while LCFS likely raises gasoline prices somewhat, the effect is uncertain by design and usually smaller than normal market fluctuations, and another warned that limiting credit generation too narrowly could create legal and efficiency problems.

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• Many of the OB cuts have not yet been activated at local levels, and they are just beginning to appear
• He said the bill will eliminate any activity to promote health access that is not specifically stated
• Having considered the same, activities.
• increase shading and nearshore activity increase shading and nearshore activity and<05:58:35.360
• ability without an activation. of war. ability without an activation. of war.

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• Unfortunately, the problems caused by investor activity in the housing market seem likely to intensify
• Dynamic pricing can make sense for hotels and airlines, where consumers can opt out, triggering lower
• So, and also there's eyes of very, very active in our city, picking up folks, you know, in the streets
• I have been an active member of the Holyoke CAP for six years now.
• I have been an active member of the Holy Capitol for six years now.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on a broad slate of landlord-tenant and home rule bills, with most testimony focused on rent stabilization, tenant opportunity to purchase (TOPA), tenant fees, access to counsel, algorithmic rent fixing, and tenant protections in subsidized housing. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty outlined the hearing procedures and noted that written testimony could also be submitted. Several members and invited speakers emphasized that the committee was hearing from both local officials and residents affected by housing instability, especially in Somerville and other communities facing high rents and displacement. Supporters of rent stabilization and local-option rent control argued that Massachusetts needs tools to prevent displacement while new housing is built. Senator Eldridge, Senator Jalen, Somerville officials, tenant organizers, and residents described steep rent increases, no-fault evictions, and the loss of naturally occurring affordable housing. Somerville’s home rule petition was described as allowing annual increases tied to CPI plus 2%, capped at 5%, with exemptions for owner-occupied two- and three-family homes and a 15-year exemption for new construction. TOPA supporters said it would let tenants or their designees buy buildings before speculative buyers, preserving affordable housing stock; opponents, including small landlords and property managers, argued rent control would reduce supply, discourage investment, and that TOPA could delay sales and harm properties. The committee also heard testimony on bills to curb junk fees and regulate tenant charges, including limits on late fees, lease renewal fees, payment portal fees, attorney’s fees, and other add-on charges. Advocates said these fees can add hundreds of dollars a month and disproportionately harm low-income renters and renters of color. Another major topic was algorithmic rent fixing: Senator Moore and Representative Sabadoza said landlords should not use software such as RealPage to coordinate pricing, citing federal antitrust actions and arguing that competition is essential to lowering rents. Additional testimony supported a statewide right to counsel in eviction cases, with legal services providers saying representation dramatically improves outcomes and can save the state money, and a bill to create an office of tenant protections to better enforce sanitary code violations. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• This is a conversation that we are actively involved in regarding our responsibility to rural communities
• One of these defendants has additional active warrants for this same offense that have not yet been found
• A threshold of perhaps 50,000 residents would capture the vast majority of boarding home activity while
• At some point, the bank becomes aware or should be aware that criminal activity is being transacted through
• their state, their AG's office did it, and found that 98% of them were being used for fraudulent activity

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• I think it's important that we manage that decline, which is something we are actively working on.
• That's an active work path right now.
• better job coordinating and understanding what air districts are doing and whether that's going to trigger
• And I know there is some legislative activity right now to think about how to protect against, at least
• where industry, you know, relocates outside of the borders and shifts that emissions and economic activity

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• detailed, policy-level information to the Department of Insurance regarding renewal and non-renewal activity
• The bill also places new restrictions on underwriting decisions based on claim-related activity.
• hunter without a criminal conviction, meaning a licensee can engage in serious misconduct and remain active
• We have been at the table with this governor and this legislature, actively supporting the renewal of
• subject to unknown mitigation standards, unspecified risk-reduction attainment levels that would trigger

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several insurance-related bills. SB 1209 by Senator Allen, sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, would give the Department of Insurance stronger enforcement tools when insurers fail to implement corrective actions identified in market conduct or financial examinations. Supporters said the bill would close gaps that allow repeated violations, improve solvency oversight, and protect policyholders; opponents argued CDI already has broad authority and raised concerns about duplicative penalties, due process, and the bill’s scope. Members discussed amendments to limit the bill to legal violations rather than recommendations, apply penalties per exam rather than per policy, and clarify accounting language. The committee voted to send SB 1209 to Appropriations, with the bill placed on call after a roll vote that included one no vote from Senator Niello. The committee also considered SB 1301, which would require more detailed non-renewal notices for residential property insurance, give policyholders time and information to address correctable issues, and restrict certain non-renewal reasons such as claims below deductible or not covered by the policy. Support came from homeowners, fire survivors, and consumer groups who said notices are often vague and leave families unable to keep coverage; insurers opposed the bill, warning that California’s notice period is already among the longest in the country and that the bill could worsen availability and add burdensome reporting requirements. The author said he was willing to reduce the notice period from 180 days to about three months and work on a mitigation-based process. The committee passed the bill to Appropriations, with Senator Niello voting no and the item placed on call. SB 1026 by Senator Gonzalez would tighten regulation of bail fugitive recovery agents by allowing the Department of Insurance to suspend or revoke licenses without a criminal conviction, adding conduct restrictions, and requiring continuous liability coverage and proper appointment notices. Supporters, including Commissioner Lara, said the bill addresses serious misconduct and loopholes that have led to unsafe conduct and weak oversight. Bail industry representatives and crime victims’ advocates opposed the measure, arguing that the required insurance coverage is unavailable or unlawful as written, that the bill would be hard to comply with, and that it could reduce the number of recovery agents and delay justice. The committee moved SB 1026 to Appropriations, with Senator Niello voting no and the bill placed on call. The committee then heard SB 982 by Senator Wiener, the Affordable Insurance and Recovery Act, which would authorize the Attorney General to sue fossil fuel companies to recover costs tied to climate disasters and insurance losses, with supporters framing it as a way to shift some climate-related costs away from policyholders and taxpayers. The author said amendments would remove retroactivity and delay liability until 2032, while supporters from flood and wildfire survivor groups and climate organizations said the bill would help fund recovery and stabilize insurance costs. Opponents from industry and building trades argued the bill was legally vulnerable, would create a de facto tax or liability scheme, and could harm jobs, energy production, and affordability. Testimony on SB 982 was extensive, but the transcript ends before any committee vote or final action on that bill.

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• scarce, and most transplant centers require supplemental insurance coverage to add a patient to the active
• coverage to add a patient to the require supplemental insurance coverage to add a patient to the active
• We are actively working on the curriculum.
• We are actively working on the curriculum.
• Prohibiting schools from excluding unvaccinated students during an active outbreak is one of the only

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Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to people 65 and older to also offer them to Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections tied to 65-year-old rates. Supporters, including dialysis and ALS advocates, said the bill would help a small population facing high out-of-pocket costs and could improve access to transplants and care; opponents argued it would shift costs onto older seniors and raise Medigap premiums. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 12-0 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2593, appropriating $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps obstetric and pediatric providers quickly consult on perinatal depression, postpartum psychosis, suicidality, and other mental health crises, improving outcomes for mothers, children, and families and reducing costly emergency and crisis care. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-1 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, drew emotional testimony from a young woman with spina bifida and another speaker supporting the sanctity of life. Some members objected that the state should focus on practical supports such as paid leave, child care, and health care access, while others supported the resolution as a statement of human dignity. The resolution passed the committee 7-5. The committee then approved House Bill 4010, creating a Board of Genetic Counselors and licensure standards, after testimony from genetic counselors and a patient advocate about the need for qualified counseling and better access; it passed 11-1. Later, the committee approved House Bill 2196, which would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse non-affiliated pharmacies at least their acquisition cost and pay a dispensing fee, and establish an appeals process. Independent pharmacists and their coalition said PBM practices are driving closures and unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies, while PBM and employer representatives warned of major cost increases and said the bill would interfere with private contracts; the bill passed 11-1. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, and then gave the amended bill a 12-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, with the sponsor and board staff saying it would help implement routine ventilator care in the home; it passed 12-0. The committee then began hearing House Bill 2404, a strike-everything amendment on inter-facility transports for behavioral health patients, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill.

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• And of those 17 at this moment, there is only six that are actively issuing licenses.
• Two of them don't even have enough states and are not active until they have at least seven states.
• help to maximize household income and three, the economic benefits to be able to generate economic activity
• It will create over $300 million in economic activity five years after it's built, and will continue
• capacity, about determining that someone does not have the decisional capacity and therefore would trigger

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