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• years, After offering engineering electives at North Quincy for years, we decided to submit an application
• We submitted both Part A and Part B of the application, and we're currently waiting to hear back on the
• And it's important when these applications are submitted that they align with the labor market data in
• So our team provides that labor market information to assure that the Skills Capital Grant applications
• We also write letters to support Quincy’s Chapter 74 applications, which you also heard about.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held an informational hearing at Quincy Public Schools focused on career and technical education (CTE). Committee members said the visit was intended to gather input for statewide CTE legislation, including efforts to expand awareness and access, improve middle school exposure, invest in equipment and facilities, and strengthen ties to workforce boards and labor pathways. Quincy officials described their CTE system as integrated with academics and highlighted support from district, city, and state partners. School leaders outlined Quincy’s CTE offerings, including 15 Chapter 74 programs at Quincy High School and four at North Quincy High School, with about 1,360 students enrolled. Presenters emphasized curriculum aligned to DESE frameworks, work-based learning, industry-recognized credentials, safety training, business electives, dual enrollment and articulation with Quincy College, and grant funding such as Skills Capital and Perkins. They also discussed support liaisons for nontraditional careers and military pathways, advisory committees, and plans to seek Chapter 74 approval for an engineering program at North Quincy, along with new computer science and business offerings. Testimony from MassHire South Shore described workforce partnerships, YouthWorks, job fairs, resume workshops, and the Credit for Life Fair, while the assistant superintendent explained Quincy’s MyCAP planning grant and efforts to build a student-driven college and career readiness system. Three students testified about their pathways in welding, early education and care, and healthcare technology, describing hands-on learning, certifications, clinical or co-op experiences, and future plans for college and careers. Committee members praised Quincy as a model for combining CTE with general education, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn and unanimous adjournment.

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• housing vouchers faced discrimination 86% of the time when trying to rent apartments. 80% of white applicants
• without vouchers were able to schedule a viewing, compared to only 46% of Black applicants.
• holders, regardless of their race, were routinely ghosted by landlords and brokers. ...of Black applicants
• New license applicants will complete at least four hours of fair housing law instruction... ...and those
• prohibits real estate brokers and landlords from discriminating on the basis of race or on whether an applicant

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with recognitions of several young climate advocates visiting the State House and then adopted an adjournment in memory of Nancy Driscoll, with remarks honoring her long public service and family legacy. The chamber then took up Senate No. 2947, An Act Regarding Fair Housing Practices in the Commonwealth, after a Ways and Means redraft. Senators supporting the bill described housing discrimination against voucher holders and Black applicants, emphasized the need for stronger enforcement, transparency, and fair housing education, and noted the bill’s goal of increasing penalties and public reporting for discriminatory brokers. Several amendments were debated. Senator Tarr offered an amendment to require annual HUD-related compliance certifications from municipalities and public agencies, notification to the Attorney General of federal findings, corrective action plans, and possible enforcement consequences; it was defeated on a roll call, 6-30. Senator Kennedy’s gender-neutral language amendment changing “salesmen” to “salespersons” was adopted. Senator Payano’s amendment to require publication of license suspensions as well as revocations for discriminatory conduct was also adopted. Senator Edwards withdrew an amendment that would have expanded housing protections for returning citizens. Senator Keenan’s amendment to anonymize complaint summaries while preserving publication of revoked licensees’ names was adopted. After the Ways and Means amendment, as amended, was adopted, the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by a unanimous roll-call vote of 37-0, later clarified as 38-0. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Tuesday at 11 a.m. and adjourned in memory of John Arizian and Nancy Driscoll.

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• sections, makes technical corrections, includes technical updates, and adds clarifications, such as applicable
• changing references from the commission and board of managers to the Insurance Commissioner where applicable
• The birthday guaranteed issue application period would begin on the first day of the month of the individual's
• The birthday guaranteed issue application period would not be available to an individual who is not enrolled
• At the request of an applicant, the effective date of a replacement Medicare supplement policy could

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee met with a quorum present and approved the March 4, 2026 minutes by voice vote. The committee first considered House Bill 55, which updates and modernizes workers’ compensation statutes to reflect the privatized system, remove obsolete provisions, and adjust the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review from five members to three. The Insurance Commissioner testified that the bill is part of the cleanup from privatization and would give the governor more flexibility in appointments. After adopting a strike-and-insert amendment and a title amendment, the committee reported HB 55 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass. The committee then took up House Bill 5463, which would reduce BRIM’s required liability coverage for county boards of education from $1.25 million to $1 million per occurrence and eliminate the separate $5 million excess coverage requirement. BRIM’s director testified that the excess market was difficult to access and costly, but several senators raised concerns that lowering coverage could reduce protection for victims and school-related claims. After a divided vote, the motion to report the bill failed, and HB 5463 was not passed by the committee. Next, the committee considered House Bill 4869, creating guaranteed issue rights for Medicare supplement policies, including annual birthday replacement rights and a special right for certain Medicaid recipients losing eligibility. Counsel said the bill would prohibit underwriting barriers during the guaranteed issue periods and require an annual report on premium trends. With no amendments offered, the committee reported HB 4869 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 5462 on mine subsidence insurance. The bill would allow the mine subsidence fund to offset payments by amounts received from other sources and limit lawsuits over claims reported to BRIM. Members debated a proposed strike-and-insert amendment that would have softened the litigation limits and added notice and remedy provisions, but the amendment was rejected. The committee then reported HB 5462 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, and the meeting adjourned.

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• sections, makes technical corrections, includes technical updates, and includes clarifications as to applicable
• changing references from the commission and board of managers to the Insurance Commissioner where applicable
• The birthday guaranteed issue application period would begin on the first day of the month of the individual's
• The birthday guaranteed issue application period would not be available to an individual who is not enrolled
• At the request of an applicant, the effective date of a replacement Medicare supplement policy could

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• And it would clarify that the credit application is due one year from the date the last expenditure is
• Bill 20 relates to identification and amends the existing New Mexico law to allow Native American applicants
• Taxation Revenue Department to include a Native American designation only when requested by an eligible applicant
• support regarding jurisdictional questions of law, identifying the status of children, and the applicability
• and reliable identification while Respecting the cultural identity and privacy of Native American applicants

Keywords: 996, all

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• As a result, this amendment narrows the bill's application to Dade and Broward County.
• Specifically, this bill prohibits the land application of septage when a sanitary sewer treatment facility
• as long as we have a facility within a specific mileage, then we are not going to be doing land application
• Since the movement of our DOH enforcement of septage or land application over into DEP, the cost has
• facilities are not accepting those flows, then one of these Representative Boyles: Alternate land application

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• That's just because they withdrew their applications before the board approved the financing.
• I can look to see if there were applications that they did not take action on because they reached the
• I can look at the applications to see if there was part of the reason to ask.
• department's key statutory responsibilities related to the program include reviewing school program applications
• emergency operation plans, which are so critically important, we now have an encrypted system where applicants

Keywords: 1182, all

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• the most recent round of grants, fiscal year 25, we received $1.58 million in requests from 73 applicants
• Chair, no applicants were turned away at this point in time. All requests were fulfilled. Ms.
• We have an application, we have a grant process, and the awarding of the grant, whether it's a smaller
• appropriations, we would have some reform to make this consistent with other areas, with having grant applications
• So I'm not sure how this amendment is really as applicable as maybe some think it is.

Bills: HF2784, HF2785, HF2778, HF2281, HF2576, HF2280, HF2579

Keywords: beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing

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• Uh, it expands the scope of practice for optometrists to include laser applications to the lens capsule
• of the eye in the treatment of capsular clouding or other defects, and laser application to structures
• This bill adds felony convictions to disqualify applicants, and those are outlined on page 4, section
• This bill also permits the department to apply an unreasonable risk standard to disqualified applicants
• Lastly, a judicial review for disqualified applicants was added on page 5, Section E, subsection 2, in

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• Due pass is amended to require applicants to pay court costs.
• that agencies don't have to create new apprenticeship programs that's out with on a b-roll call application
• SB 323 California dream act application. That's out on an A-Roll call. SB 411 Perez-Stauff.
• suicide deterrent considerations into subsequent updates of guidance documents that's out with applicants

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• that money was structured as low-interest loans, 3% loans for entities that qualified through an application
• approve it before it can be distributed as a grant regarding the specific qualifications of that grant applicant
• . ...qualifications of that grant applicant.
• And so obviously the office, of course, evaluates each application, and you'll look on page 11 based

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up a long list of House bills as pending business, voting to report many of them favorably to the full Senate. Bills reported favorably included HB 705, 1094, 2037, 3005, 3112, 3320, 3388, 3516, 3923, 4134, 4214, 4233, 4350, 4559, 4748, 4765, 5093, 5129, and 5196, with several also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Some measures were reported with committee substitutes, including HB 3516, HB 3848, HB 4211, and HB 14. HB 2488 and HB 3320 had some dissenting votes, while most other bills were approved unanimously or near-unanimously. The committee spent the most time on HB 14, which Senator Schwertner explained would create the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office in the governor’s office and the Texas Advanced Nuclear Development Fund. The substitute would appropriate $350 million this biennium for reimbursement-based grants to support nuclear generation, supply chain development, pre-construction work, and construction-stage costs, with approval from the lieutenant governor, speaker, and governor. Senators Menendez and Nichols asked clarifying questions about whether the program involved grants rather than loans, how reimbursable grants would work, and who would evaluate applications; Schwertner said the program was modeled on the Enterprise Fund and that the grants would not be loans. After the committee had recessed, Senator Zaffirini asked to change her no votes on HB 4211 and HB 4233 to ayes so those bills could be placed on the local and uncontested calendar, while still registering no votes there. Senator Kolkhorst similarly asked to change her vote on HB 2488 to an aye for calendar purposes, while preserving her no vote. The committee then recessed again after completing its actions on the bills before it.

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• hire a third-party engineer if a city or county takes longer than 45 days to approve development applications
• 2354, a developer would have the option, not the requirement, to hire a third party to review applications
• The bill gives permit applicants the option to work with qualified third-party professionals who often
• jurisdictions—and we work with all of them—are very thinly staffed and are overwhelmed by the volume of permit applications

Bills: SB208, SB628, SB777, SB1042, SB2354, SB2477, SB2521, SB2523, SB2608, SB2703, SB2778, SB2835, SB2965, SB2367, SB3044

Keywords: workforce housing, capital investment fund, affordable housing, housing development, Texas housing laws, loan programs, community development, Texas housing, zero-interest loans, low-income housing, nonprofit organizations, construction, economic stability, housing affordability, capital investment, Texas housing policy, county fire code, fire marshal, local government code, interlocal agreement

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• And if these funds would be applicable to supporting TNR work, then I agree the funding needed to do
• And if these funds would be applicable to supporting TNR work, then I agree the funding needed to do
• the requirements applicant meets the requirements established<03:27:46.319> by<03:27:46.479><
• <03:27:53.920> is not aware of any reason the applicant is not aware of any reason the applicant
• license will be revoked if the applicant license will be revoked if the applicant is<03:28:06.680

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.

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• on the application. on the application.
• year where there's an application year where there's an application process.<00:25:12.840> I'm
• <01:56:53.400> would to allow uh you know, an applicant would to allow uh you know, an applicant
• <02:23:01.760> or uh application or uh application or his<02:23:03.040> job.
• You have to have completed your FAFSA, your aid applications, and all of that.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 11 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Reverend Anthony Phillips, and dispensed with the reading of the journal and committee reports. The chamber also recognized several guests in the galleries, including family members of senators, medical professionals for Early Childhood Day, and advocates and local officials. After introductions, the Senate moved into the calendar and began considering bills and motions. Among the measures taken up, the Senate passed House Bill 1393 to create the Mississippi Energy Infrastructure Fund, with the sponsor explaining it would allow MDA to support energy projects and require compliance with state procurement laws. The Senate also passed House Bill 420, which provides a full homestead ad valorem tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans age 85 or older and allows an unremarried surviving spouse to keep the exemption; senators asked about eligibility, age limits, and safeguards against improper exemptions. Another bill passed was House Bill 1941 on the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, which would allow funding through bonds or other means in addition to direct appropriation and raise the DFA processing cap from 2% to 3%; several senators raised concerns about state debt and the funding mechanism. The Senate concurred in Senate Bill 2906, which gives the Secretary of State additional time to establish minimum cybersecurity standards for county election systems. It also adopted motions to table reconsideration on several House bills, including House Bill 908 on absentee ballot receipt dates, House Bill 525 on mandatory minimum penalties for sexual battery, and House Bill 538 on sanctuary policies and immigration enforcement. The chamber voted to reconsider and then again pass House Bill 1613, described as a bill on aggravated trafficking weight and pill counts that also included a chemical abortion ban, after some senators who were absent earlier asked to go on record. For House Bill 2409, dealing with a comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes, the Senate voted not to concur and invited conference. The Senate also passed and retained numerous other items as it worked through the calendar.

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• The other thing I would note is that this is sort of an application with applicable state and local building
• Toble: The other thing I would note is that this is sort of an application with applicable state and
• that are seeking to open in their jurisdiction, that those applications are in the cannabis side that
• seeking to open in their jurisdiction, so those applications can be reviewed for zoning compliance on
• or the risk was the application or the risk was something<01:05:12.079> that<01:05:12.200>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• have had with the hiring company, to get that out quickly, have a shortened period for bringing in applicants
• It's, um, the position I'm sorry, we're going through the applications right now and we're looking at
• I'm sorry, we're going<01:49:33.280> through<01:49:33.440> the<01:49:33.600> applications
• <01:49:34.320> right<01:49:34.639> now going through the applications right now going
• through the applications right now and<01:49:35.199> we're<01:49:35.520> looking<01:49

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint House Committee on Tourism and Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism held an informational briefing on the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s interim action plans, current projects, contract updates, destination management action plans, and state auditor findings. Interim CEO Caroline Anderson described her role as temporary and said she was focused on identifying problems, gathering information, communicating with stakeholders, and implementing solutions. She said HTA is now operating as a typical state agency subject to state controls, but noted that HTA’s work often involves nontraditional programs that can create process errors. She also said she had directed staff to review the auditor’s findings on the destination management action plan process and that the review was posted publicly. A major topic was the search for a permanent CEO and the agency’s restructuring under SB 1571. HTA board chair Tata Po said he hoped to select a CEO within about four months, with three to six finalists expected in roughly two to two-and-a-half months, and said the job description would largely remain the same except for compensation and reporting changes under the new law. Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism representatives explained that HTA’s board is now advisory and does not approve the budget, while DBEDT retains budget authority. They also said HTA is working with the governor’s office and DBEDT on contract and budget transitions, including a possible shift to a calendar-year process so grantees and contractors have more certainty. Members pressed HTA on staffing, oversight, and accountability, especially around the destination stewardship team and the CNHA/Kilohana and HVCB contracts. HTA said the destination stewardship team supports destination management and product development, including workforce development, sports, and implementation of destination management action plans, and that staff provide direction to contractors rather than simply handing work over to them. Anderson said the stewardship team had 11 people and that the destination management side covered about 15 contracts, while the branding side had three managers overseeing nine contracts. She said the agency had 47 contracts overall and that the major contracts included CNHA/Kilohana and HVCB. Several members criticized HTA’s management history, questioned staffing qualifications and compensation, and expressed concern that the agency had lost public trust. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing.

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• law to allow nurse practitioners, physical therapists, and occupational therapists to certify applications
• law to allow nurse practitioners, physical therapists, and occupational therapists to certify applications
• Now, for many years, nurse practitioners had been signing these applications without issue.
• Nurse practitioners in Michigan have been able to sign disability placard applications since 2004.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met with a quorum present and adopted the June 16, 2026 minutes. The committee first took up House Bill 5644, which would allow nurse practitioners, physical therapists, and occupational therapists to certify applications for disability windshield placards and disability license plates. The sponsor and witnesses from the nursing profession said the bill restores a practice that had worked for years, reduces delays and extra costs for patients, and improves access, especially in rural and underserved areas. A Department of State representative explained the issue arose after an Auditor General review found the statute was unclear. The bill was reported to the floor on a 10-0 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 791, which would designate a portion of I-475 in Genesee County as the St. John Street Community Memorial Highway. Senator Cherry and representatives of the St. John Street Historical Committee described the history of the St. John Street neighborhood in Flint, its displacement by urban renewal and highway construction, and the effort to memorialize the community’s cultural significance and trauma. No members asked questions, and the bill was reported to the floor unanimously, 10-0. House Bill 4415, previously heard by the committee, was also reported to the floor without further testimony. The committee then considered Senate Bill 959, which had a new S-2 substitute. Senator Klinefelt explained the substitute as a compromise that reorganizes rail detector regulations and changes distance and speed thresholds for Class 1, 2, and 3 rail lines. The substitute was adopted 10-0. After additional comments from Senator McBroom opposing the bill due to concerns about impacts on Upper Peninsula commerce and rail operations, the committee reported the S-2 version of Senate Bill 959 to the floor by a 6-4 vote. The committee then adjourned.

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• where there's a request for a petition in CHIPS, and on page two you'll see that it directs the applicant
• that it chips and on page two you'll see that it directs<00:02:09.880> the<00:02:10.679> applicant
• <00:02:11.400> to<00:02:11.680> identify<00:02:12.320> if directs the applicant
• to identify if directs the applicant to identify if they<00:02:13.120> know<00:02:13.920>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on House File 4075, a collaborative bill from Rep. Dibble and Chair Moller addressing firearm surrender and related procedures in domestic violence cases. Members were told the committee would not vote on the bill that day; instead, House Research provided a nonpartisan overview of the DE2 amendment. The bill is intended to consolidate scattered domestic violence firearm-surrender provisions into one section of statute and improve follow-up on court orders, which sponsors said had been enforced in fewer than 2% of cases under the 2015 law. Jeff Dibble explained that the bill would apply to CHIPS and order-for-protection cases by requiring petitioners to identify known firearm locations, and by requiring respondents ordered to surrender firearms to also surrender carry and purchase permits. He described provisions allowing surrender to a federal firearms license holder, law enforcement, or a qualified third party, with third-party transfers conducted at a law enforcement agency and supervised or video recorded. The bill also includes proof-of-transfer paperwork, third-party affidavits, and a declaration for people who do not possess firearms. A new compliance-hearing requirement would have courts hold a hearing within 10 business days after a surrender order to confirm compliance, with protections against self-incrimination. Dibble also noted clarifying language making clear that when a court bars possession of a specific firearm, the person is barred from possessing any firearm, plus conforming changes in domestic assault harassment and pretrial release provisions. The meeting ended after the presentation, with no vote taken.

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• They do it occupied type application. They do it one<00:29:34.159> time.
• In this particular bill, it says applicable year.
• It doesn't say applicable tax year. It doesn't say prior calendar year.
• It doesn't say applicable tax year.
• which risks inconsistent application which risks inconsistent application across<00:52:41.520>

Bills: SF0110, SF0044, SF0046

Keywords: property tax, residential real estate, tax assessment, primary residence, tax revenue, gambling, lotteries, raffles, social relationships, charitable gaming, gaming, liquor establishments, skill based amusement games, regulations, age restrictions, 916, all

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• demonstration and Commercial application demonstration and Commercial application activities<02:
• demonstration or commercial application demonstration or commercial application activities<02:20
• It also provides us with vital information for many important applications.
• This imagery and data has a number of important applications.
• And I yield back. ...has a number of important applications.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 24, 2025, 1012, house, all