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• That's not what Congress is doing, and nobody would say that that's what Congress is doing.
• It's trying to be Congress, and again, Minnesotans don't want Congress here in their state.", I think
• That's not what Congress is doing, and nobody would say that that's what Congress is doing.
• It's trying to be Congress, and again, Minnesotans don't want Congress here in their state.
• don't want Congress here in again motans don't want Congress here in their<00:34:29.119><c> state.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• But the greater the halls of Congress.
• And when 218 of us sign a Congress.
• And I can tell you after uh Congress.
• </c> the Miriam Webster dictionary, Congress the Miriam Webster dictionary, Congress is<02:54:16.560>
• </c> Congress should live by that standard. Congress should live by that standard.

Bills: HR283 , HB1491 , HR282 , HR164

Keywords: committee election, House of Representatives, government structure, representation, foreign affairs, disaster relief, tax deadlines, Internal Revenue Code, collection notices, government response, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Overdraft Lending, Digital Consumer Payment Applications, financial institutions, voting registration, citizenship proof, remote voting, proxy voting, parental rights, legislative process

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• And when they're properly called forth by Congress under the authority of the Constitution or federal
• When Congress deliberates, debates, and votes for a declaration of war, When Congress deliberates, debates
• Arizona passes the Defend the Guard Act, nor would Congress pass such legislation.
• Congress, once Congress appropriates the money, there is nobody that can change that.
• Congress controls the purse strings.

Summary: The committee first approved the February 9, 2026 minutes and then took up SB 1618, which restructures the Military Affairs Commission to add governor-appointed defense and industry experts, expand advisory participation, require more frequent meetings and reporting, and create a commission fund. The sponsor and a witness from the Southwest Mission Acceleration Center said the bill would modernize Arizona’s approach to retaining and attracting military missions and defense-related business. After adopting a Gowan amendment, the committee voted 6-1 to give SB 1618 a do pass recommendation as amended. The committee then heard SB 1047, the “Defend the Guard” bill, which would bar deployment of the Arizona National Guard into active combat without a congressional declaration of war. Supporters, including veterans and activists, argued it would restore constitutional limits and protect Guard members from unauthorized foreign wars. Opponents, including a retired National Guard officer, warned it could harm readiness, create tension with the Pentagon, and risk federal funding or missions. The committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1047 a do pass recommendation. Next was SB 1474, which preempts state and local restrictions on cooperation with federal immigration authorities, requires immigration-enforcement training, and, under amendment, requires county sheriffs to enter 287(g) agreements with ICE by January 1, 2027. The sponsor said the bill would improve cooperation and enforcement consistency, while opponents—religious leaders, public servants, and others—argued it would expand federal immigration enforcement, increase fear in communities, and burden local agencies with an unfunded mandate. After a lengthy and contentious debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1474 a do pass recommendation as amended. Finally, the committee considered SB 1620, which changes Arizona Space Commission membership by reducing governor appointments, adding the lieutenant governor as chair, and making legislative and executive leaders nonvoting advisory members. The commission chair said the changes would align Arizona with other states and improve structure and continuity. The bill passed 5-1 with a do pass recommendation. The committee then heard SB 1365, a strike-everything amendment removing the income cap for disabled veterans’ property tax exemption on a primary residence; members discussed whether very high-income veterans should still qualify, but agreed the bill would help disabled veterans. The committee adopted both amendments and gave SB 1365 a do pass recommendation.

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• And to date, nobody has been willing to point to any statutory... ...Congress, once Congress appropriates
• Congress controls the purse strings.
• , once Congress appropriates the money, there is nobody that can change that.
• Congress controls the purse strings.
• Congress says so.

Bills: SB1047 , SB1365 , SB1474 , SB1618 , SB1620

Committee: Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Keywords: National Guard, active duty, combat, Arizona, declaration of war, state law, military service, property tax, exemptions, veterans, disabilities, widows and widowers, Arizona Revised Statutes, immigration enforcement, local law enforcement, federal cooperation, law enforcement training, public safety, telecommunications, utility relocation

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• The purpose of these resolutions is to unite the Congress, not divide it.
• The purpose of these resolutions is to unite the Congress, not divide it.
• As a freshman Member of Congress, I can guarantee you he's a freshman Member of Congress.
• As a freshman Member of Congress, I can guarantee you he's a freshman Member of Congress.
• I spent 18 years as a state legislator and now here in Congress.

Bills: HR480 , HR481 , HR488 , HB2035 , HR252 , HB1948 , HR1373 , HR1182 , HR248 , HR137 , HB2390 , HB2351

Keywords: House of Representatives, congressional training, workplace rights, workplace responsibilities, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, sexual harassment training, employee training, Member orientation, House Administration Committee, Congressional Accountability Act, CAA, interns, unpaid interns, fellows, detailees, legislative workplace, congressional offices, compliance training, ethics training

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• We're simply codifying what Congress did.
• We're simply codifying what Congress did.
• Well, we don't have to rely on Congress if we have the ability to do it now because Congress has given
• You know, in November, Congress finally closed the loophole.
• While we were there, Congress told us it was not a loophole.

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

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• </c> seen during my decade in Congress. seen during my decade in Congress.
• much</c><01:13:30.640><c> brighter</c> Congress can create a much brighter Congress can create a much
• </c><02:34:35.680><c> Not</c> in the United States Congress. Not in the United States Congress.
• </c> of Congress of Congress about<03:29:29.359><c> her</c><03:29:29.680><c> struggles.
• </c> to Congress to Congress on<04:29:05.120><c> December</c><04:29:05.520><c> 1st</c><04:29:05.840><

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• It's happening for the federal delegation to Congress.
• It's happening for the federal delegation to Congress.
• Congress in Washington, D.C.
• Congress. we're not going to do the Safe Act.
• Congress has made.

Committee: House Special Committee on Redistricting

Summary: The Special Committee on Redistricting held a public hearing on House Concurrent Resolution 48, which urges support for the federal SAVE Act. Representative Michael Davis presented the resolution, explaining that the bill would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections, photo identification to vote, and additional procedures for absentee voting and name-change issues. He argued the measure would protect election integrity and prevent non-citizens from voting, while noting that the resolution simply expresses support for the federal legislation already passed by the U.S. House. Committee members from both parties questioned Davis extensively. Supporters said the proposal would add a needed citizenship verification layer and cited examples of non-citizen voting or mistaken registration. Opponents argued that Missouri already requires voter ID, that non-citizen voting is rare, and that the SAVE Act would create burdens, costs, and potential disenfranchisement for married women, students, rural residents, elderly voters, disabled voters, military families, and others who may lack easy access to birth certificates, passports, or other documents. Several members also raised concerns about federalism, the cost to election officials, and whether the resolution belonged in a redistricting committee. The committee then heard public testimony. Witnesses opposed to HCR 48, including representatives of the League of Women Voters and several individual voters, said the measure would make voting harder and could require duplicate or repeated documentation, affidavits, or separate systems for different election types. One witness testified in favor, saying proof of citizenship is easy to provide and would help ensure fair and honest elections. After all testimony and questions, the chair closed the hearing; no vote or other action was taken in the transcript.

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• And he's not just doing it without Congress; he is doing it in spite of what Congress is doing.
• Now, Congress used to make bipartisan progress on Medicaid.
• Congress needs a reliable partner.
• Congress holds the powers of the purse.
• That did not pass Congress.

Committee: Senate Senate Budget

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• budget reconciliation process is and how that differs from the annual appropriations process that Congress
• Congress tends to look at their deficits and debt as a percentage of their GDP, but just looking at the
• And then once we had a budget surplus, Congress said, Happy days are here again.
• So in the early 1970s, Congress decided it wanted to try to rebalance power.
• I mean, it's like an act of Congress. We're gonna try to change a date or anything.

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

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• </c> That is exactly why Congress must act. That is exactly why Congress must act.
• Congress. Congress.
• Congress Congress Congress never<03:06:09.600><c> authorized</c><03:06:10.160><c> it.
• </c> he didn't bring it to Congress. he didn't bring it to Congress.
• </c> he didn't bring it to Congress. he didn't bring it to Congress.

Bills: HR1300 , HB2616 , HB1993 , HCR86 , SB1003 , SB2393 , HB5317 , HB4544 , HB3234 , HR1299

Keywords: H.Res. 1300, HR1300, rules resolution, House Rules Committee, veterans affairs, VA, NICS, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, firearms background check, gun control, veteran privacy, Department of Justice, disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, DIC, veterans benefits, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, National Mall, House procedure, floor consideration

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• When Congress passed the Revised Electoral Count Act, it interacted with Arizona law in ways that Congress
• When Congress passed the Revised Electoral Count Act, it interacted with Arizona law in ways that Congress
• There is a bill in Congress to support that and make it federal law.
• There is a bill in Congress to support that and make it federal law.
• These bills are run in conjunction with each other to support not only the effort of Congress, but to

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills, mostly on third-read consent calendars, covering appropriations, elections, education, public safety, water, taxation, and criminal justice. Early discussion included HB 2148, which would give the Legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal funds, described by the sponsor as a transparency measure. Other measures included HB 2091 on insurance assessment limits, HB 2122 on BTR reciprocity/endorsement clarifications, HB 2138 on firefighters’ workers’ compensation coverage, HB 2008 barring public school libraries from using public funds to pay certain professional associations, HB 2110 allowing prayer at public governing body meetings on request, and HB 2142 creating a School Safety Center at ADE with up to 10% of program funds for administration. The caucus also heard several parental-rights and elections bills. HB 2249 would expand the parents’ bill of rights to require notice if school staff facilitate a minor’s social transitioning and to allow parents access to complete educational records, with penalties for interference. HB 2022 would conform Arizona election deadlines and the primary date to federal law changes affecting military and overseas voters, with sponsors saying it preserves the 2024 timeline and includes emergency and permanent fixes. HCM 2001 urged the President and Congress to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and HCM 2002 was discussed as a related measure concerning CARE and congressional review/designation efforts; members debated the legal differences between the two memorials. A major portion of the meeting focused on HCR 2001, a proposed constitutional amendment on election rules. The sponsor said it would require U.S. citizenship to vote, government ID to register, prohibit foreign contributions, end early voting by the Friday before Election Day, and tighten ballot-return and polling-place rules, framing it as an Arizona Secure Elections Act modeled on Florida reforms. Members asked about ballot-return mechanics and the impact on voters who move, and the sponsor said the measure would require periodic address confirmation for early voters and earlier drop-off deadlines for certain ballots. The caucus also reviewed many water bills, including measures on snowpack augmentation, water conservation grant disclosures and eligible uses, stormwater recharge mapping, cesspool remediation, groundwater withdrawal limits in irrigation non-expansion areas, and a $1 million appropriation for Colorado River litigation. Additional bills covered tax and property issues, criminal penalties, and other policy changes. These included HB 2016 eliminating late-filing penalties when no tax is owed, HB 2104 and HB 2105 protecting agricultural property owners from repeated reclassification and requiring notice before inspections, and HB 2289 updating truth-in-taxation pamphlet examples to reflect $100,000 and $400,000 home values instead of outdated figures. The caucus also heard bills on felony murder involving unborn children, disposal of dead bodies, unlawful flight penalties, weapons trafficking, fentanyl trafficking, child support during pregnancy, and a memorial for the Buffalo Soldiers. No formal votes were taken in the transcript excerpt; the meeting consisted primarily of bill presentations, sponsor explanations, and member questions, with several bills noted as removed from the consent calendar or awaiting further consideration.

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• That actually became law, but it only takes effect once Congress authorizes states to adopt permanent
• As we all know, regardless of who's in charge, Congress tends not to act quickly.
• Standard time is what Congress allows states to currently adopt, so this bill would implement permanent
• effect once Congress authorizes states to<00:01:46.920><c> adopt</c><00:01:47.280><c> permanent</c><
• </c><00:02:37.920><c> allows</c> Standard time is what Congress allows Standard time is what Congress

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• Congress should support that effort.
• Congress should support that effort.
• </c> That's why 30 years ago, Congress That's why 30 years ago, Congress created<03:31:10.800><c> the
• </c><03:39:44.560><c> Congress</c> Bureau of Land Management. Congress Bureau of Land Management.
• Congress.

Bills: HB2860 , HB3922 , HB7250 , SB254 , HB5631 , HB1687 , HB7831 , HB7618 , HB6162 , HB5911 , HB4463 , HB3831 , HB2768 , HR41 , HB5682 , HCR86

Keywords: Fort Peck Reservation, rural water system, water management, infrastructure, Native American, HB7831, H.R. 7831, License to Drill Act, Mineral Leasing Act, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, oil and gas, drilling permits, permit to drill, APD, application for permit to drill, permit processing fee, federal lands, public lands, energy development

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• Well, the bill in Congress outlines that.
• So it's important to get the Save America Act passed in Congress. I call for Congress to pass this.
• But Congress hasn't even passed this yet.
• Why can't we allow Congress to do the work that Congress is supposed to do, and we do the work that we
• Why can't we allow Congress to do the work that Congress is supposed to do, and we do the work that we

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 117-1 vote. Members then spent a large portion of the morning introducing guests, including students, civic groups, fraternity and sorority members, county officials, and visitors from various districts. The Speaker also suspended business several times to sign enrolled bills, including Senate substitute for House Bill 261, House Bill 2641, Senate substitute for House Bill 2423, and House Bill 2934. The chamber then debated House Concurrent Resolution 48, which urges Congress to pass the SAVE Act requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Supporters argued it would protect election integrity and prevent non-citizens from voting, while opponents said it would create burdens, function like a poll tax, and disenfranchise eligible voters, especially women, rural residents, students, military members, and people who move or change names. After a motion for the previous question passed 93-42, the House adopted HCR 48 by a vote of 92-43. The House also passed House Concurrent Resolution 23, a federalism resolution affirming state control over elections, by a unanimous 137-0 vote after committee leaders said it had broad bipartisan support. The House then perfected and printed House Bill 2855, which adjusts workers’ compensation fund tax increments from 0.5% to 0.1% to better match receipts with expenditures; an amendment allowing replacement of attorneys in long-running permanent total cases was adopted first. Members also perfected and printed House Bill 1906, a short bill allowing township counties to authorize annual, semiannual, or quarterly payment of real and personal property taxes by ordinance. The session ended with announcements and a motion to recess until 2 p.m.

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• 10.400><c> issues</c><00:24:10.640><c> that</c> Congress has many pressing issues that Congress has many
• an</c> interjecting Congress into an interjecting Congress into an international<00:24:28.799><c> land
• It is time for Congress to act.
• Congress.
• </c> aircraft and Congress and in that order. aircraft and Congress and in that order.

Bills: HB7147 , HR1142

Keywords: appropriations, fiscal year, budget, consolidated spending, government funding, consolidated funding, government spending

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• Only Congress can declare war.
• Congress to stand up and push back Congress to stand up and push back against<02:14:18.400><c> this</
• </c> they would own every member of Congress. they would own every member of Congress.
• He said, as long as he's in Congress.
• Well, if we just get him out Congress.

Bills: HB8469

Keywords: military construction, veterans affairs, VA appropriations, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, military housing, family housing, veterans health care, veterans benefits, medical services, community care, toxic exposure fund, burn pits, women veterans, suicide prevention, Veterans Crisis Line, electronic health record modernization, EHRM, barracks, telehealth

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• ><c> denounces</c> simply states that Congress denounces simply states that Congress denounces socialism
• can actually do something to Congress can actually do something to stop?
• We should be working as Congress them.
• Congress that better reflects our nation's great diversity.
• Prior to coming to Congress, he worked with me at the Texas Supreme Court as a briefing attorney.

Bills: HCR58

Keywords: socialism, government control, dictatorship, individual liberty, freedom

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• </c> Program, and the highest honor Congress Program, and the highest honor Congress can<02:16:45.679
• </c> to this Congress. I also thank Miss Mr. to this Congress. I also thank Miss Mr.
• </c> Congress adds uncertainty. Congress adds uncertainty.
• Congress bent over backwards.
• > has</c> an act of Congress and only Congress has an act of Congress and only Congress has the<07:49

Bills: HB3187 , SB284 , HB2400 , HR1098 , HB3872 , HB3176 , HB3620 , HB2815 , SB2878 , HR1045 , HR972 , HB2876 , HB3962 , HB4183 , SB216 , HR923 , HB5457 , HB5810 , SB222

Keywords: Perry County Arkansas, Perryville, Forest Service land, federal land conveyance, quitclaim deed, public purpose, education, youth development, land transfer, property disposal, reversion clause, CERCLA, environmental liability, historic preservation, National Historic Preservation Act, USDA, federal property, county government, public use, surplus land

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• > constitutional</c> Congress exercise our constitutional Congress exercise our constitutional oversight
• </c><00:08:38.880><c> with</c> Congress passed the Americans with Congress passed the Americans with
• </c> Congress has an obligation to respond. Congress has an obligation to respond.
• </c> information they got while in Congress. information they got while in Congress.
• </c> of Congress. of Congress.

Bills: HB6955 , HB8800 , HR1118

Keywords: banking reform, financial institutions, community banks, credit unions, regulatory relief, economic stability, mergers and acquisitions, supervisory practices, CACFP, Child and Adult Care Food Program, National CACFP Week, child nutrition, school meals, after-school meals, Head Start, child care, day care, adult day care, emergency shelters, military child care