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- In other words, if they get turned down, they are a foreign entity, but in five months, they can come
- page six, that the company will be liable for a Civil penalty if they're discovered that they're a foreign
- Really, what we're targeting here Are our foreign adversaries growing?
- Our Oklahoma taxpayer dollars making their way to our foreign adversaries?
- responses, and those types of things, out of fear that these drones might have an impact on our national
Bills:
HB4193
Committee:
House State Powers
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- adversary nations.
- security and American intellectual property, and defend against any foreign adversary nation, and the
- . ...number of grants, gifts, or donations that each public university received from a foreign country
- I've spent my career in national security in Washington, D.C., but for the past three years, I've been
- security threats posed by foreign adversaries.
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard a presentation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne on school safety, academic improvement, career and technical education, ESA oversight, and teacher pay. Horne argued that students cannot learn if schools are unsafe and urged more funding for school police officers, described efforts to expand Project Momentum and tutoring, supported keeping cell phones out of classrooms, promoted the Student Industry Partnership, and called for renewing Proposition 123 with more money directed to teacher raises. In response to a question, he said the department is using AI tools, residency checks, and investigators to monitor ESA fraud and abuse.
The committee then considered SB 1074, which would require written certification from a principal or administrator before a student removed for discipline could return to class. Horne and the sponsor said the bill would support teachers and improve accountability, while the Arizona Education Association opposed it as unnecessary, punitive, and potentially inconsistent with existing practice and FERPA concerns. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1074 a do pass recommendation.
Members also heard SB 1327, as amended, requiring public universities to adopt and post research security policies and report on foreign grants and security practices. ABOR and a national security advocate supported the measure as a way to strengthen protections against foreign adversary influence, and the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced the bill 5-2. The committee then approved SB 1475, which bars students convicted of certain serious offenses from participating in school-sponsored interscholastic activities, 4-3 after discussion about second chances, counseling, and whether the bill was too punitive.
Finally, the committee advanced SB 1582 and SB 1583, both related to school safety interoperability funding and fund administration, with technical discussion about correcting bill language and returning unspent monies to the fund. It also approved SB 1598, which appropriates $500,000 for grants to school districts and charter schools to create community gardens; supporters described the gardens as hands-on learning spaces that teach science, nutrition, and teamwork and can also serve as calming spaces for students. The committee adjourned after the last vote.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Business, Trade & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We have these foreign trade offices in different countries around the world.
- So that funding pays one of the foreign trade reps around the world.
- So our foreign representatives...
- So our foreign representatives are funded by federal funds and state funds.
- Okay, our last panel call up Brandon Vic with the National Association.
AZ
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- of the Internal Revenue Code and clarifies the income included in the income tax subtraction for foreign
- of the Internal Revenue Code and clarifies the income included in the income tax subtraction for foreign
- For the record, my name is Chad Heinrich, representing the National Federation of Independent Business
- And then I would just add real quick, I also don't think we need the foreign tax or foreign dividends
- — And then I will just add real quick, I also don't think we need the foreign tax or foreign dividend
Bills:
SB1638
Committees:
Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Scott Kupor, of California, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and Eric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget. Apr 3rd, 2025 at 08:30 am
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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- The long-term viability, fiscal stability, and national security of our incredible country.
- Democracy and Human Rights, and also as Director of Office of Foreign Resources.
- You've put a lot of years in to be able to serve your nation and to be able to serve people.
- You worked at the State Department, you've been engaged in foreign assistance.
- To help foreign citizens in foreign countries when our people need help?
Keywords:
nominations, Scott Cooper, Eric Ulan, federal workforce, Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, accountability, collective bargaining
Summary:
The committee convened to discuss the nominations of Scott Cooper for Director of the Office of Personnel Management and Eric Ulan for Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget. This meeting highlighted the critical roles both positions play in managing the federal workforce, which comprises over two million civilian employees. Concerns were raised regarding the current administration's approach to federal employment, citing issues like mass firings and the undermining of collective bargaining rights. Members expressed the need for better accountability and transparency within the federal system, emphasizing the importance of attracting talented public servants.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed. the automatic termination of a National
- to the National Security and foreign<05:07:36.280><c> policy</c><05:07:36.638><c> of</c><05:07:36.798
- </c> necessary to continue the National necessary to continue the National Emergency<05:07:42.760><c>
- </c> separately by the Director of National separately by the Director of National Intelligence<05:10
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that applies the prohibitions to foreign that applies the prohibitions to foreign corporations<00
- 56.080><c> entity</c><00:14:56.400><c> not</c> foreign corporation means any entity not foreign corporation
- If the state foreign entities.
- A foreign states the following.
- A foreign corporation to this section.
Bills:
SB2057
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met on Thursday, March 5, for a series of decision-making agendas and considered a long list of Senate bills. Early measures included SB 2151, which clarifies state and local authority during emergencies and revises the definition of “emergency”; the committee agreed to restore the broader, long-used definition and add a sunset date, then passed the bill with amendments. SB 3055, concerning false impersonation of an employee organization representative, was amended to remove liquidated damages and passed. Several technical or conforming bills also advanced, including SB 3067, SB 3077, SB 3131, SB 3134, SB 3144, SB 3152, SB 3154, and SB 3249, with most passed with technical amendments or unamended; some members noted reservations on SB 3249.
The committee also took up bills affecting public safety, health, and education. SB 3083 was amended to narrow notice requirements for protective orders involving military-affiliated individuals to a designated military security force, and SB 3118 on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children passed as is. SB 3134 modernized emergency medical services statutes, while another SB 3134 item addressed dangerous intoxication and civil protective custody. SB 3262, requiring the Hawaii State Teachers Board to submit nominees to the Board of Education, was amended to include a defective effective date. SB 3315, allowing a one-time medical cannabis purchase while registration is pending, was also amended to a delayed effective date and passed.
A substantial portion of the meeting focused on law enforcement and immigration-related proposals. SB 3322, which restricts facial coverings by law enforcement, requires visible identification, and sets agency policies on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, was amended to remove an affirmative defense, make the penalty a misdemeanor, and incorporate exceptions for undercover work and related preparation; it passed with one no vote. SB 3251, barring certain former ICE and Border Patrol personnel from employment in specified state agencies, was narrowed to apply to those with more than 90 cumulative days of such work during a defined period and passed with reservations. SB 2057, a reconsideration measure limiting use of state personnel and funds to assist federal immigration agents beyond their authority, was further amended to clarify definitions, protect First Amendment activity, and preserve cooperation required by federal law; it then passed without objection. The committee adjourned after adopting each measure considered.
HI
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- It is Hawaii's longest-standing foreign exchange program, and today we welcome 20 students from Okinawa
- Hawaii it's Hawaii's<00:02:02.759><c> longest</c><00:02:03.320><c> standing</c><00:02:03.920><c> Foreign
- </c> Hawaii's longest standing Foreign Hawaii's longest standing Foreign Exchange<00:02:04.960><c> program
- I'd like to introduce some folks who are here today from the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (01/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- The last item is relative to when we have foreign activity.
- The last item is relative to when we have foreign activity.
- The last item is relative to when we have foreign activity.
Summary:
The meeting was an introductory Ways and Means Committee orientation led by Chair John Janigian. Members went around the room introducing themselves, with several returning legislators and several freshmen describing their backgrounds in business, education, public service, finance, transportation, journalism, military service, and nonprofit work. Janigian explained his own legislative history and professional background, and other members, including Bill Bolton, Fred Doucette, Mary Ford, Jim Tierney, Scott Brier, Thomas Oppel, Mary Murphy, Representative Spar, Susan Elberger, Dennis Malloy, Jordan Ulery, and Julius Soti, briefly described their prior experience and reasons for serving on the committee.
The chair then outlined the committee’s role. He said Ways and Means is responsible for revenue estimates that Finance will use to determine how much the state can spend over the next biennium, and that the committee would spend the next five to six weeks developing its best revenue estimate, due around February 15. He also explained that the committee hears from state agencies and departments about how taxes are created, collected, and performing against expectations, and that it reviews bills affecting state revenue, including tax increases, tax decreases, tax removals, and fee-related measures.
Janigian noted that the committee had five bills at the time of the meeting and expected more to be referred. He explained that most would be first-committee bills, though some second-committee bills could come over if they involved taxes or fees after passing policy committees. He used marijuana-related legislation as an example of a bill that might first go to another committee and later reach Ways and Means if it had fiscal implications. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, and members were told how to participate in hearings and follow-up questions during regular committee work.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/01/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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- > money</c> foreign lobbyists and foreign money foreign lobbyists and foreign money coming<00:20:08.400
- Uh for a national Heritage Action.
- </c> legislation that would prohibit foreign legislation that would prohibit foreign adversaries<00:25
- Foreign adversaries, policies.
- </c> citizens, not foreign adversaries. citizens, not foreign adversaries.
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And history will remember nation.
- Trump's budget cuts, funding for the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health,
- </c><02:07:09.199><c> under</c><02:07:09.440><c> God,</c> stands, one nation under God, stands, one nation
- policy</c><05:36:47.520><c> of</c> national security and foreign policy of national security and foreign
- </c> Referred to the committee on foreign Referred to the committee on foreign affairs<05:37:09.440><
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 14, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and strengthen our national security. and strengthen our national security.
- The shift to open RAN technology not only enhances national security by reducing reliance on foreign-made
- White River National Forest. The White River National Forest.
- </c> Nungury National Wildlife Refuge. Nungury National Wildlife Refuge.
- </c> nation can become. nation can become.
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- So, in other words, they get turned down, their foreign entity, but in five months, they can come back
- page six, that the company will be liable for a civil penalty if they're discovered that they're a foreign
- Really what we're targeting here are our foreign adversaries.
- Our Oklahoma taxpayer dollars making their way to our foreign adversaries is a very difficult thing to
- teeth into some authority in there to terminate these contracts with people that are actually our foreign
Bills:
HB4193
Committee:
House State Powers
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 4193, authored by Representative Chapman, which is intended to prevent Oklahoma taxpayer dollars from going to foreign adversaries or entities not aligned with state or U.S. interests. Chapman said the bill was still a work in progress and that he had been working with OMES and the State Purchasing Director on possible changes, including shifting more authority to the purchasing office and clarifying the bill’s scope.
Members raised several concerns about the draft language. Representative West asked about the provision making a company ineligible to bid on state contracts for 60 months, and Representative Yurek questioned whether allowing a company to bid again after five years undercut the bill’s purpose. Yurek also said he was not comfortable voting on a fluid proposal without seeing the final language or amendments. Chapman and another member explained that the goal was to give the Central Purchasing Office more practical authority to stop contracts with foreign adversaries, while avoiding unintended consequences for state agencies and subdivisions, such as replacing widely used drone technology that could be costly to substitute.
In response to the concerns and the fact that the bill was not yet in final form, Chapman agreed to lay the bill over for further work before it would be heard again. No vote was taken, and the committee adjourned after no further business was raised.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/03/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #3
Transcript Highlights:
- A few years ago, the Federal Election Commission ruled that the federal law that prohibits foreigners
- , so foreign nationals and others who are not citizens of the United States, from giving money to candidates
- That prohibits foreigners, so foreign nationals and others who are not citizens of the United States,
- It requires the ballot measure committees to verify that each contributor is not a foreign national through
- House Memorial 2001, Withdrawal United Nations Urging Congress, sends a memorial to the U.S.
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a long minority calendar covering a wide range of bills, with sponsors giving brief descriptions and members frequently raising concerns about constitutionality, cost, federal preemption, and policy impacts. Topics included medical intervention and vaccination/mask prohibitions, state treasurer investment rules, vacant state positions reporting, shooting range closure limits, congressional term limits, audit penalties, cellphone use while driving, procurement restrictions tied to China, air ambulance regulation, hospital immigration-status reporting, SNAP purchase restrictions, school assessment changes, school contract transparency, religious excusals from school, student contact information, fitness reporting, and several property tax, water, and agriculture measures. Members also discussed bills on AI-generated sexual material consent verification, DEI liability, hate-crime sentencing, commercial driver forfeiture tied to immigration status, speed-limiting devices for repeat speeding offenses, PFAS firefighting foam, name changes for sex offenders, abortion-inducing drugs, prisoner transition services, sexual extortion penalties, solar radiation management bans, and cultivated-cell food labeling and sales bans.
Several bills drew explicit opposition or requests to pull them from consent, especially those affecting abortion access, immigration-related hospital reporting, school testing, religious release programs, DEI policies, and cultivated-cell foods. Members noted that some measures appeared duplicative, overly broad, or likely unconstitutional, and in multiple cases referenced prior vetoes or prior-year versions of the same bills. Supportive comments were also made on selected bills, including the PFAS foam prohibition, the assistive technology study committee, the digital goods consumer protection bill, and the prisoner transition services extension.
The caucus also considered water and infrastructure measures, including brackish groundwater funding and studies, water augmentation authority bonds, Pima County water rates, groundwater transport rules, and HOA drought watering limits. Toward the end, members reviewed election-related memorials and resolutions, including a proposal to limit voting centers, a memorial urging withdrawal from the United Nations, and another urging defunding the IMF; all three were noted as being on consent and were pulled for further discussion. The meeting closed with announcements, including a note about a local missing-person concern and a caucus recognition program called the Affordable Arizona Award.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And we know if there's ever been a time that our nation needs prayer, it's now.
- allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
- This is the third-party foreign litigating act that we passed earlier in the session.
- We filed a conference report and we had left out the foreign entity, but we didn't have foreign entity
- What this does is prevent someone that's a foreign nation or a foreign entity of concern that's listed
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/31/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #15 & #16
Transcript Highlights:
- undocumented immigrants, and prescribed requirements for business entities authorized to conduct foreign
- Madam White, members, Senate Bill 1808 includes the display of a flag from a nation allied with the United
- Madam Witt, members, Senate Bill 1683 expands prohibitions against land ownership by foreign adversary
- nations and foreign adversary nation agents.
- Arizona to be constructed without including any equipment manufactured by a federally determined foreign
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a long agenda of Senate bills across elections, commerce, education, government, health and human services, judiciary, public safety, transportation, rural development, and ways and means. Many measures were described as consent or third-read consent items, including bills on campaign finance termination statements and late-report penalties, AI provenance data for media, adjuster/contractor conduct during emergencies, Industrial Commission changes, association meeting closures, banking and remittance rules, central bank digital currency, public safety parity funding, barbering and cosmetology board continuation, digital asset reserve management, contractor licensing, gaming and racing commission continuation, school AED instruction, classroom removal procedures, school safety reporting, special education complaint transparency, foreign influence and land ownership restrictions, DCS and DES process changes, health care licensing and reimbursement rules, EMS compact adoption, and multiple tax, housing, and transportation measures. Staff repeatedly summarized each bill and answered questions, with several bills noted as mirror or identical to House measures or as strike-everything amendments from committees.
A few bills drew discussion. On SB 2874, staff explained that the Senate amendment would limit penalties for untimely campaign finance reports when a committee certifies it received no contributions and made no expenditures, but the sponsor did not concur. SB 1074 prompted questions about whether parental notification changed; staff said it did not and that the bill was aimed at improving communication between teachers and principals about discipline. SB 1175, requiring DCS caseworkers to photograph children at each interaction in abuse or neglect cases, drew concern about the scope of the photos, while supporters said it would improve continuity and documentation. SB 1180 also drew comment because the sponsor and committee chair disagreed over an amendment, though the bill was advanced for further work.
The most extended debate came on SB 1751, which would allow death-row inmates to choose firing squad, lethal injection, or lethal gas if voters approve the related constitutional measure. One member strongly opposed the bill on moral and personal grounds, another argued it could be a more humane option if the state is going to carry out executions, and a third raised concern that it could be used against Second Amendment rights. The bill remained on the third-read consent calendar despite the objections. The caucus concluded after moving through the remaining agenda items, with no formal votes recorded in the transcript beyond committee status and consent-calendar placement.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/31/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #15 & #16
Transcript Highlights:
- undocumented immigrants, and prescribed requirements for business entities authorized to conduct foreign
- Madam White, members, Senate Bill 1808 includes the display of a flag from a nation allied with the United
- Madam Witt, members, Senate Bill 1683 expands prohibitions against land ownership by foreign adversary
- nations and foreign adversary nation agents.
- Arizona to be constructed without including any equipment manufactured by a federally determined foreign
Summary:
The committee reviewed a long agenda of Senate bills across campaign finance, commerce, education, government, health and human services, judiciary, rural development, transportation, and ways and means. Many measures were described as consent items or strike-everything amendments, including bills on campaign finance termination statements and late-report penalties, AI provenance data, insurance and contractor conduct during emergencies, continuation of various boards and commissions, school safety and communication systems, DCS and child welfare procedures, public records fees, utility submetering, foreign adversary restrictions, and multiple health care licensing and reimbursement provisions. Several members asked for clarification on a number of bills, including school discipline communication, DCS photo documentation, and utility billing changes.
A few bills drew more extended discussion. SB 1074, concerning teacher-initiated classroom removals and principal certification of return and discipline, prompted questions about parental notification and the purpose of the bill. SB 1175, requiring DCS caseworkers to photograph children at each interaction, led to concerns about privacy and the scope of documentation, with supporters saying it would improve continuity and child protection. SB 1751, which would expand execution methods to include firing squad, generated strong opposition from one member and support from another, with debate focused on the morality of execution methods and the implications for those carrying them out. SB 1336, continuing the State Land Department and creating an oversight board, was pulled from the consent calendar.
The committee also heard brief comments in support of bills on hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living, research security at universities, and EMS licensure compacts. Toward the end, members reviewed bills on virtual currency investments and payments, telecommunications infrastructure, tax lien and revenue administration changes, and retirement system investment limits. No floor votes were taken in the transcript; the meeting primarily consisted of bill presentations, questions, and a few items being removed or pulled from consent calendars.
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- adversaries, to restrict disclosure of proprietary information, to establish limitations on foreign
- litigation funding, to provide for the registration and transparency of foreign persons, to establish
- You will not see the word United Nations anywhere in this proclamation or in this resolution.
- You look at foreign language.
- You look at foreign language. I know we have a gentleman in the body here that ...language.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Under current federal law, foreign nationals are banned from donating to political candidates and committees
- Under current federal law, foreign nationals are banned from donating to political candidates and committees
- Under current federal law, foreign<00:59:31.200><c> nationals</c><00:59:31.760><c> are</c><00:59:32.000
- ><c> banned</c><00:59:32.319><c> from</c> foreign nationals are banned from foreign nationals are banned
- </c> pursue instances of criminal foreign pursue instances of criminal foreign influence<00:59:59.520
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then approved the prior journal and allowed bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The chamber received multiple committee reports, including favorable reports on several finance and taxation bills, confirmations, local bills, and a series of resolutions. The Senate also confirmed several appointments to higher education and university boards, including Nicholas J. Balden, Jennifer Wit, Ronnie Stalworth, and Rex Reynolds, using long or previous roll calls as applicable.
The Senate adopted a special order calendar that set up floor consideration of several bills, including measures on physician assistants, seafood/aquaculture, motor vehicles, campaign practices, property insurance and energy reduction, child custody, and school bus drivers. During debate on the special order calendar, Senator Smitherman raised concern that no bills on the calendar were sponsored by minority members, noting a prior understanding that minority-sponsored bills should be represented; Senator Wagner responded that the calendar was prepared based on legislation rather than sponsor party, and the exchange ended with an agreement to continue moving forward. The Senate then adopted the special order calendar and began taking up the listed bills.
On the special order calendar, the Senate advanced House Bill 156 on physician assistant compacts, House Bill 277 on seafood/aquaculture tastings, and House Bill 42 on motor vehicles, with supporters describing each as consumer-friendly or supportive of industry. The chamber also considered local legislation, including bills for Madison, Tallapoosa, and Shelby counties; House Bill 337 for Madison County was amended and carried over, while House Bills 490, 491, and 493 passed after roll-call votes. Throughout the meeting, the Senate also adopted several commendatory and memorial resolutions, including measures honoring individuals, recognizing organizations and events, and naming a highway, with most adopted by voice vote and no recorded opposition.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 1)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- And this foreign markets combined.
- on foreign firms and foreign<01:19:39.640><c> investment</c><01:19:40.640><c> and</c><01:19:41.120><
- c> crippling</c> foreign investment and crippling foreign investment and crippling ordinary<01:19:42.320