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• But I think you bring up a good point about the complexities of just doing business in our state, and
• taxes and... ...the complexities of just doing business in our state, and taxes and fees are a big part
• And I would add that it's very special that we're doing it on Literacy Day here at the Capitol, because
• So welcome to the Capitol and the House.
• All right, welcome to the Capitol to you all.

Bills: HB387, HB673, HB947, HB975, HB1102, HB1228, HB1229, HCR66, SB102, SB165, SB280, SB291, SB326, SB521

Keywords: engineering, land surveying, construction, state fire marshal, plan review, security cameras, abandoned property, blighted structures, property management, digital assets, abandonment, custodian, escheatment, blockchain, cryptocurrency, unclaimed property, state treasurer, Department of Public Service, statutory entities, public administration

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• just register a position on a bill today, you may do so by registering at any Senate kiosk or at the Capitol
• Sorry, we're stuck here in the Capitol building at $600 a month. All right, let's go.
• Two of them involve ratio studies and... ...complex statistical methods.
• Market value is intrinsic to everything we do at the appraisal district, and it becomes very complex,
• But as Todd has mentioned, we did provide substitute language to your staff and others in the Capitol

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

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• the construction of the Texas Life Monument, a replica of the National Life Monument at the Texas Capitol
• Complex, offering Texans a public space to reflect on the beauty and sanctity of life.
• SCR 19 allows a replica to be constructed outside of the historic Capitol grounds.
• SCR 19 allows a replica to be constructed outside of the historic Capitol grounds in accordance with
• complex grounds.

Summary: The Senate took up and passed Senate Bill 945, which concerns political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurance holding companies. Senator Hughes argued the bill would protect Texas-based insurers from activist shareholder pressure, especially proposals aimed at limiting insurance coverage for oil and gas companies for ESG or political reasons. The motion to suspend the regular order was adopted over objection, and SB 945 passed to engrossment on a 20-10 vote with one present not voting. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 1117, allowing any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin in oral or maxillofacial regions for aesthetic purposes, and House Joint Resolution 98, renewing Texas’s application for an Article 5 Convention of States to propose amendments on fiscal restraints, federal power limits, and term limits. Both measures advanced after debate and roll-call votes; SB 1117 passed unanimously after suspension of the three-day rule, and H.J.R. 98 was adopted on a 17-14 vote. Members then approved several other measures, including the committee substitute for House Bill 142 on HHSC’s Office of Inspector General and Medicaid overpayment recovery, Senate Bill 2373 on AI-enabled financial fraud and deepfake/phishing schemes, Senate Bill 2221 on fraudulent UCC financing statements, and Senate Bill 2681 on the basis for third-party voter-registration challenges. The Senate also adopted a resolution authorizing a Texas Life Monument replica at the Capitol complex, and passed S.J.R. 59 creating funds for Texas State Technical College capital needs. The body debated and passed Senate Bill 946, which would bar credit discrimination against organizations based on social, political, religious, or similar value-based considerations and require credit decisions to rest on creditworthiness. Senators raised concerns that the bill could create a special protected class for non-human entities or conflict with existing state policies, but the bill advanced to engrossment on a 20-11 vote. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2477 to ease office-to-residential conversions in large cities after adopting an amendment negotiated with municipal stakeholders, and began consideration of Senate Bill 715 on ERCOT reliability requirements for generators, including existing generation, with extensive debate over impacts on renewables, power purchase agreements, and grid reliability.

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• Our services were delayed, paperwork was mishandled, and when your children are medically complex, these
• So right now, today I am here in the Capitol, eight hours away from home with one of my other sons who
• Our services were delayed, paperwork was mishandled, and when your children are medically complex, these
• So right now, today I am here in the Capitol, eight hours away from home with one of my other sons who

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum present and took up several health-related bills. CS/SB 1110, covering Medicaid and insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including activity-specific devices without lifetime or continuous-use caps, received emotional testimony from families and athletes describing high costs and the importance of access for children and adults with disabilities. Members voiced strong support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1574, which would add biliary atresia screening to the newborn screening program using the existing birth blood specimen. The sponsor and a parent testified that earlier detection could prevent severe liver damage, transplants, and deaths, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 794, dealing with background screening for employees at residential facilities and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities and a review of waiver support coordination, was amended to align with the House companion and then reported favorably after testimony emphasizing the importance of strong support coordinators for APD waiver families. Members then considered SB 162, requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies for smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. Nurses and other supporters described surgical smoke as a serious occupational hazard, while the Florida Hospital Association said hospitals are already regulated in this area and the bill was somewhat prescriptive; an amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 254, which tightens oversight of nursing education programs, adds preceptorship and provisional licensure pathways for graduates awaiting NCLEX results, and increases transparency and accountability for low-performing programs, drew support from nursing advocates and opposition from private nursing schools concerned about workforce impacts; after amendment, it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 688 to reestablish licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors in Florida was heard with testimony both supporting expanded health care choices and opposing the bill over safety and scope concerns, and it too was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• <00:47:25.599> Police police officers on the Capitol Police police officers on the Capitol
• I yield back. after the shooting, the Capitol issued a after the shooting, the Capitol issued a simple
• Working in Capitol Divisions 2 and 3, Officer Saul has protected this Capitol and its millions of visitors
• It gets kind of complex, but I just want it to be real simple.
• It gets kind of complex, complex, complex, but<02:31:36.960> I<02:31:37.120> just<02:31

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It's not easy to gather 20 to 30 M veterans to the state Capitol as needed.
• For every SGU that comes here, there's a thousand that could not be down to the Capitol.
• Um, these veterans are uniquely complex.
• Um these veterans are uniquely<00:31:23.840> complex.
• Um, oftentimes the uniquely complex.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• provide a valuable, teachable moment to Texas students, citizens, and visitors about our state's complex
• You’re free to move about the Capitol. It is the House bill, but you go read it as the House.
• You're free to move about the Capitol. All right, who's got what left at this point?
• reviewers, such as they risk losing licenses for minor or subjective errors despite making about 300 complex
• The projects our members build are large, complex, and very expensive and have some different considerations

Bills: SB2784, HB23, HB247, HB1533, HB2011, HB2013, HB2273, HB2421, HB2464, HB3120, HB3424, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HJR34

Keywords: Somervell County, hospital district, board of directors, elections, local governance, staggered terms, third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure

Summary: The committee heard and left pending several local government, property tax, development, and public safety measures before later voting some of them out. Senator Birdwell explained SB 2784 for the Somerville County Hospital District, which would move the board to staggered four-year terms after a transition and was requested to be held pending until the House companion could be acted on; no public testimony was offered. HB 5084 would allow local approval for fireworks sales tied to Lunar New Year celebrations, with testimony from Hutchinson County Judge Cindy Irwin emphasizing local fire risk and the need for county discretion. HB 5534 would let county commissioners post agendas electronically instead of on a physical bulletin board. HB 4370 would expand permissible projects for certain special districts to include geothermal water conveyance systems, and HB 312 would require residential child detention facilities to enter local MOUs, report health and safety information, and conduct background checks for state-funded facilities; both drew supportive testimony and were left pending. HB 5057 would give displaced solid waste providers time to wind down after a city grants an exclusive franchise, and HB 2421 would extend the life of the Save Historic Muni District to continue work on preserving Lions Municipal Golf Course; both were left pending after supportive testimony. HB 2011 would let former owners repurchase property taken by eminent domain if the acquiring entity fails to pay property taxes for two years, and the committee substitute to SB 3065 was also laid out and left pending after a technical correction to eminent-domain language. The committee then took up additional bills on development, appraisal, and local regulation, including HB 3575, HB 4809, HB 2273, HB 247/HJR 34, HB 2464, HB 3424, HB 2013, HB 5668, HB 3788, HB 1533, and HB 23, with testimony ranging from support to opposition on issues such as appraisal procedures, historic property valuation, Galveston emergency governance, border-security tax treatment, home-based businesses, chicken covenants in HOAs, municipal utility district authority, hospital authorities’ use of assets, and third-party building review. HB 23 drew the most extensive testimony, with builders, engineers, counties, and cities split over third-party plan review and inspection authority, liability, licensing, and local code enforcement; many witnesses said the House amendments created problems and the bill was left pending. In the end, the committee voted SB 2784, SB 3065, HB 5686, HB 247, HJR 34, and HB 2011 out of committee, with the first several receiving local and uncontested calendar recommendations where applicable.

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• It is essential to the success of complex modernization projects...
• A legislator and coming down here to the Capitol, all the nuanced ways that that impacts you.
• Again, we are going to be moving to Capitol Room 112 to finish off the rest of the bills.
• County offices of education are responsible for building and maintaining some of the most complex and
• County offices of education are responsible for some of the most complex and urgent facilities in our

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard AB 402, which would increase Cal Grant award amounts for students attending private nonprofit colleges and allow community college transfer entitlement awards to be used at those institutions. The author and supporters said the bill would restore award levels to their 2001 value and improve access for low- and middle-income, working, military, and transfer students. Several witnesses from private nonprofit universities, community college districts, and advocacy groups supported the measure. Senators raised concerns about the prior Cal Grant agreement tied to Associate Degree for Transfer participation and about the need to fund broader Cal Grant reforms, but the bill advanced on a unanimous due-pass vote to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call. The committee then took up AB 2067, a sunset extension for lease-lease-back authority for TK-12 school construction through July 1, 2032. The author and supporters from school housing and contractor groups said the method provides flexibility, early collaboration, cost control, and legal certainty for school construction projects. Senators asked how often lease-lease-back and other alternative delivery methods are used, and whether the skilled-and-trained workforce provisions limit competition. Some members objected to the skilled-and-trained requirement, while others said the bill simply preserves an existing tool without changing labor rules. The bill passed on a 6-1 vote, with Senator Ochoa Bogh voting no, and was placed on call. AB 1204, which would revise the Local Control Funding Formula by increasing supplemental and concentration grants, lowering the concentration threshold, adding regional cost adjustments, and setting a minimum annual COLA floor, drew extensive testimony on both sides. Supporters said the bill better reflects regional costs, inflation, and student need, especially for low-income, multilingual, and unhoused students. Opponents, including several school district leaders, argued it would widen funding disparities and divert money from the LCFF base grant, which they said should be the priority. Committee members also questioned the fiscal impact, the proposed 4% COLA floor, and whether the bill had enough research and stakeholder consensus. Despite those concerns, the bill was advanced to Appropriations on a due-pass vote and placed on call. Finally, the committee heard AB 1235, which would require a skilled-and-trained workforce process for CSU design-build projects to align CSU with UC and community college construction rules. Supporters said it would improve training and project quality, while opponents from contractor groups argued it would reduce competition, increase costs, and impose mandates without evidence of better outcomes. Several senators objected to the skilled-and-trained requirement as limiting opportunities for contractors who comply with state law, while others noted the issue was already common in higher education construction. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final vote on AB 1235 was captured.

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• , so it has to do with the complexity and the scale of the model.
• It's more a large model with complexity and high capacity.
• And then I run with that policy on Capitol Hill.
• So it's around Capitol Hill. I think that measure is supposed to address the transparency issue.
• So it's around Capitol Hill. I think that measure is supposed to address the transparency issue.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, established a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from Majority Leader Hogue and the chair about the committee’s charge. Members said the goal was to build a factual foundation on AI, hear from experts and stakeholders, and develop practical North Dakota-focused recommendations rather than simply produce a large volume of bills. Legislative Council also reviewed interim committee rules and procedures before the informational presentations began. Staff and NCSL presenters then gave overviews of AI concepts and the state and federal policy landscape. The background memo and presentations covered AI categories and terms, state laws in areas such as consumer protection, algorithmic discrimination, deepfakes, chatbots, children’s safety, health, education, and government use, as well as data center siting and economic impacts. NCSL described a growing number of AI bills introduced and enacted across the states, with comprehensive laws in places like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois, and noted recurring issues around transparency, privacy, liability, and protections for minors. A major focus of the discussion was federal preemption and the tension between state regulation and national AI policy. NCSL said a recent White House executive order and related federal framework seek a light-touch, innovation-friendly national standard, with possible challenges to state laws and possible funding conditions tied to compliance, though no broad federal preemption has yet been enacted. Members asked about Commerce Clause concerns, industry pushback, oversight models, and whether AI policy is bipartisan; presenters said the issue cuts across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfake restrictions but more disagreement on broader regulatory approaches. No votes or formal actions were taken at the meeting, and the committee recessed briefly for technical issues during the second presentation.

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• Welcome to the Capitol today. The delegate from Buckingham, Delegate Garrett. Thank you, Mr.
• Welcome to the Capitol today. Delegate from Richmond City, Delegate Carr. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Welcome to the Capitol today. Welcome, welcome to the Capitol today.
• Welcome to the Capitol today. Welcome, welcome to the Capitol today.
• Welcome, welcome to the Capitol today.

Keywords: March 06, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• I'm Veronica Marshall at the Capitol.
• Students come to the Capitol with their own ideas on how to solve national and international problems
• Students come to the Capitol with their own ideas on how to solve national and international problems
• This isn't the first time efforts have been made at the Capitol to address the issue.
• The interns will hear from a wide range of people and offices across the Capitol complex.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:32:11.960> area<01:32:12.760> right this this is a very complex area right this
• this is a very complex area right I've<01:32:13.080> been<01:32:13.239> digging<01:32:
• This is complex, right? There’s so many—you can argue with me on this, I can argue back on this.
• He then argued that the issue is complex, that the committee dealt with it two years ago, and that a
• He said this is complex, that there are many arguments on both sides, and that the committee did this

Bills: HF2103, HF2793

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, community solar, energy policy, sustainability, solar garden program, regulation sunset, 1183, house

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• He pardoned them, on Capitol grounds.
• It is her last day on Capitol Hill.
• Smithsonian the premier museum complex Smithsonian the premier museum complex in<03:31:52.319>
• This complex story of American women.
• People will be complex a simple issue.

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

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• But the complexity—did you say the... yeah, the complexity protects us from it.
• It's just so complex, and it shouldn't really have to be.
• It's just so complex, and it shouldn't really have to be.
• That complexity is one of the big drivers.
• the complexity problem.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Hughes, co-chairs of the Complex Care Committee. Thank you all.
• It's just that we're concerned in complex care with those complex... Access to care.
• It's just that we're concerned in complex care with those complex care members that may have least ability
• So there are complexities once you get into the privatized sector.
• And they may not be complex care continually. They may be, you know, episodically complex care.

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The Complex Care Committee meeting focused first on a new Diabetes Caucus launched at the Capitol. Rep. Johnson described the caucus as a forum to educate people about type 1 and type 2 diabetes, genetic risk, early testing, pregnancy-related diabetes, and ways Medicaid policy might improve prevention and lower long-term costs. Members agreed the caucus could intersect with care management, and Carolyn Grandell of CHNCT offered to share information about current diabetes-related care management services at a future meeting. The committee then heard a detailed presentation from Alex Rigger of the Office of Health Strategy, who is moving to the Office of Policy and Management. He reviewed Connecticut health care benchmark data, including total health care expenditures, medical spending, and market-by-market trends. He said 2023 to 2024 per-capita spending grew more than 8.5% statewide and 14% in Medicaid, with long-term care accounting for about 46% of Medicaid spending and retail pharmacy also identified as a major cost driver. Members asked about enrollment changes, dual-eligible populations, Medicare Savings Program members, 340B drug pricing, and value-based payment models. Rigger explained that his office tracks alternate payment models and quality benchmarks, but does not separately capture 340B data. Discussion then shifted to Medicare Advantage, dual eligibles, and hospital discharge planning. Members said they want better data on how many Medicaid members are in Medicare Advantage plans and whether those plans shift costs back to Medicaid or affect access to care, especially for complex-care patients. Staff noted DSS does have some Medicare Advantage indicators and that CMS is developing encounter-data rules for states. Kathy Holt and others raised concerns about denials, nursing home stays, and the need to compare Medicaid spending for dual eligibles in Medicare Advantage versus traditional Medicare. The meeting ended with plans for follow-up data sharing, including Alex Rigger’s slides, the diabetes caucus materials, and a future discussion with DSS and other agencies; no formal votes were taken.

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• Um, and together we have a great animal health complex.
• able to organize the sometimes complex able to organize the sometimes complex capital<00:59:04.240
• <01:24:20.639> complex<01:24:21.760> so<01:24:22.000> that<01:24:22.159> we
• c><01:24:22.400> can<01:24:22.800> vacate<01:24:23.520> at capitol complex so that
• we can vacate at capitol complex so that we can vacate at least<01:24:23.920> two<01:24:24.239

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We'll receive a welcome at the Capitol, and then we'll visit with legislators.
• Tomorrow is our lobby day, and we'll have members at the Capitol.
• Tomorrow is our lobby day, and we'll have members at the Capitol.
• That adds cost and complexity to an already demanding business.
• That adds cost and complexity to an already demanding business.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, tomorrow is Transportation Day at the Capitol, and so this is the first meeting before that.
• Um just wanted to mention that yes, tomorrow is Transportation Day at the Capitol.
• on April 14th from 1:00 to 4:30, to be held in the Capitol Rotunda as well as the Capitol Mall.
• Rotunda as well as the the the Capitol Rotunda as well as the Capitol<00:19:55.919> Mall.
• And we're inviting Capitol Mall.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Texas doesn't need a Capitol thought police to impose restrictions on education.
• state capitol today.
• The Senate of this state capitol was built by immigrants.
• That's for a monument on the grounds of the Capitol here.
• The problem is school-sponsored activities on Capitol and in other places daily.

Bills: SB37, SJR84, SJR87, SJR27, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB15, SB12, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SCR9, SB2405, SB2406, SB2407, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SB36, SB38, SB815, SB1856, SB552, SB646, SB37, SJR84, SJR87, SJR27, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB15, SB12, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB300, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, tax exemption, property tax, homestead, fire damage, constitutional amendment, bail reform, criminal justice, felony offenses, public safety, judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements

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• THE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HEARS OFTEN ABOUT THE COMPLEX The nature of the disability compensation
• That complexity, unfortunately, leads to mistakes and errors that cause our veterans' disability claims
• to hire board attorneys with greater experience, and we are asking them to do more work and more complex
• TO HIRE BOARD ATTORNEYS WITH GREATER EXPERIENCE, AND WE ARE ASKING THEM TO DO MORE WORK AND MORE COMPLEX
• As fraudsters' ability to create more complex scams and more convincing in their deceit.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1012, house, all