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• House of Representatives.] REPRESENTATIVES.] The Speaker pro tempore: The House will be in order.
• House will be in order.
• HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE A COMMUNICATION.
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further
• SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION BE DISCHARGED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION

Bills: HCR17 , HR993 , HR901 , HR495 , HR1374 , HB1692 , HR1166 , HR708 , HR862 , HR706

Keywords: Holocaust, remembrance, Emancipation Hall, ceremony, commemoration, Iran, Iranian protests, Islamic Republic, free and democratic Iran, human rights, women, life, freedom, morality police, political prisoners, internet shutdown, communications blackout, civil liberties, democracy, self-determination, regime repression, dissidents

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• Today is Wednesday, May 6th, and this is a meeting of the House Education Committee.
• Welcome to House Education. Welcome to House Education. Thank you so much.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• Thank you so much for coming to the House Education Committee, and really thank you to your team.
• Welcome to House Education. It looks like all the mayors are in the House.

Bills: HR175 , HCR81 , SB105 , SB290 , SB304 , SB374 , SB522

Committee: House Education

Keywords: TOPS, education funding, workforce development, postsecondary education, Louisiana Works, tech training, declining enrollment, public schools, school districts, Louisiana Department of Education, state superintendent, school closures, budget cuts, teacher layoffs, school consolidation, education policy, enrollment decline, birth rates, migration, private schools

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• All [Music] The House will be in order.
• Signed, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• </c> tellers on the part of the two houses tellers on the part of the two houses will<01:12:01.639><c
• House Resolution 13 resolves that the following...
• House Resolution 14 resolves that the... Mr.

Bills: HR14 , HR13

Keywords: committee appointments, House of Representatives, legislative action, government structure, membership, House committees, legislative committees, representatives, committee leadership

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• Res. 40 in the House if called up by the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee, that
• The honorable the Speaker, House of Representatives: Sir, I hereby resign my position on the House Committee
• The honorable the Speaker, House of Representatives: Sir, I hereby resign my position on the House Committee
• Speaker, by the direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1174 and ask for its
• on three bills from the House Committee on Energy<00:49:08.319><c> and</c><00:49:08.559><c> Commerce

Bills: HR1156 , HB6398 , HB6409 , HR965 , HR1174 , HR1176 , HCR40

Keywords: tax cuts, working families, tax relief, income tax, healthcare, education, overtime pay, child tax credit, environmental regulations, EPA, clean air, reducing duplication, federal projects, Clean Air Act, emissions, air quality, international pollutants, economic impact, temporary protected status, Haiti

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• The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on House Administration, now
• on house administration the committee on house administration now<00:19:12.799><c> printed</c><00:19
• <c> or</c> committee on House Administration or committee on House Administration or their<00:21:55.840
• Yesterday in the Rules Committee, I asked the Republican chair of the House Administration Committee
• 00:35:03.119><c> Administration</c><00:35:03.920><c> Committee</c> of the House Administration Committee

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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• So, we continue to ask the committee, knowing that that's the only... ...ask the committee, knowing that
• Next, Bill House Bill 295.
• It specifies that the chairman of the House and Senate committees would be part of the existing committee
• I appreciate the chance to speak to the committee about a really exciting project we have underway at
• It's currently another legislative committee room over there. That was our home until...

Bills: SB67 , HB295 , SB104

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, Governor appointment, oversight board, veterans services, veterans benefits, state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, Alabama Veterans Home Trust Fund, veteran service officers, district managers, assistant commissioners, county veterans offices, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, veterans organizations, American Legion

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• of the Social Security Administration.
• The Finance Committee should not be holding this vote today.
• And he lied before this committee a week ago.
• So I just want to say I need to tell the committee how important it is that the administration actions
• The committee stands in recess.

Committee: Senate Finance Committee

Keywords: Frank Bisignano, Social Security Administration, Doge, nomination, committee, customer service, staffing issues

Summary: The meeting of the Finance Committee primarily focused on the nomination of Frank Bisignano for Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Members discussed the nominee's qualifications extensively, raising concerns about his past connections to Doge and the implications for Social Security. Several Senators expressed doubts about Bisignano's ability to improve the existing issues faced by the Social Security Administration, particularly related to staffing, customer service, and the potential for service cuts that could ultimately harm beneficiaries. The atmosphere was contentious, with divisive opinions visible among the committee members as they scrutinized Bisignano's past dealings and strategies.

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• House Committee on Elections will come to order. The clerk will call the roll. Chair Shaheen.
• Thank you, Chairman Shaheen, members of the committee, for giving me the opportunity to lay out House
• Thank you, Chairman, committee members. I appreciate the opportunity to lay out House Bill 1968.
• Thank you, Chairman, committee members. I appreciate the opportunity to lay out House Bill 1968.
• Hearing none, the House Committee on Elections stands adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: HB1968 , HB2279 , HB2739 , HB2803 , HB3909 , HB3918 , HB4253 , HB4475 , HB5115 , HB5430

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

Summary: The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent. The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending. Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.

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• of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I hereby resign from the House Committee
• </c><00:07:24.800><c> committee</c> as ranking member of the house committee as ranking member of the
• </c><00:07:28.880><c> committee</c> hereby resign from the house committee hereby resign from the house
• </c> committee on rules, I call up House. committee on rules, I call up House.
• Committee on House Administration, Mr.

Bills: HR1 , HR566

Keywords: House of Representatives, Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, appointment, H.Res. 566, HR566, House resolution, rule, special rule, procedural resolution, floor procedure, budget reconciliation, reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill, Senate amendment, House Concurrent Resolution 14, H.Con.Res. 14, Budget Committee

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• The Clerk will report the resolution: House Resolution 3, resolved, that a committee of two members be
• appointed by the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives to join with a committee on the
• following members to the committee on the part of the House to join a committee on the part of the Senate
• to join a on the part of the house to join a committee<03:01:12.120><c> on</c><03:01:12.239><c> the<
• to the Joint Congressional house to the Joint Congressional committee<05:40:05.718><c> on</c><05:40:

Bills: SCR3 , SCR2 , SCR1 , HCR1 , HR6 , HR5 , HR4 , HR3 , HR2 , HR1

Keywords: SCR3, resolution, state law, legislative approval, concurrent resolution, honoring, lying in state, Capitol, James Earl Carter, United States President, electoral votes, 2025 election, presidential election, Congress, inauguration, committee, ceremonies, joint committee, ceremony, authorization

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• House of Representatives.] REPRESENTATIVES.] The Speaker pro tempore: The House will be in order.
• The Chair lays before the House a communication from the Speaker.
• Signed, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• The Chair will lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Jackson, the whole number of the House is 429. The Chair lays before the House a communication.

Bills: SCR3 , SCR2 , SCR1 , HCR1 , HR6 , HR5 , HR4 , HR3 , HR2 , HR1

Keywords: SCR3, resolution, state law, legislative approval, concurrent resolution, honoring, lying in state, Capitol, James Earl Carter, United States President, electoral votes, 2025 election, presidential election, Congress, inauguration, committee, ceremonies, joint committee, ceremony, authorization

Bills: SCR3 , SCR2 , SCR1 , HCR1 , HR6 , HR5 , HR4 , HR3 , HR2 , HR1

Keywords: SCR3, resolution, state law, legislative approval, concurrent resolution, honoring, lying in state, Capitol, James Earl Carter, United States President, electoral votes, 2025 election, presidential election, Congress, inauguration, committee, ceremonies, joint committee, ceremony, authorization

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• The House will be in order.
• The Chair lays before the House a communication from the Speaker of the House, Washington, D.C., January
• That's why I work with Speaker Pelosi and leaders at the House Agriculture Committee to write a law reimbursing
• Biden Jr., the White House, January 8, 2025, referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered
• of the House of Representatives.

Bills: HR23 , HR22 , HR21

Keywords: proxy voting, remote voting, parental leave, House of Representatives, committee meetings, committee appointments, representation, legislative committees, elections, HR21, legislative process, government structure

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• , uh, for the opportunity to committee, uh, for the opportunity to present<00:25:37.520><c> House</c>
• Chair, members of the committee. For Mr. Chair, members of the committee.
• Appreciate your time and consideration and urge the committee support on House File 333. Thank you.
• Thank you, Chair Lee, Chair Franson, and members of the House Capital Investment Committee.
• ><c> for</c> House Capital Investment Committee for House Capital Investment Committee for hearing<00

Bills: HF333 , HF2712 , HF1064 , HF1069 , HF1113 , HF2207 , HF204 , HF2867 , HF2924 , HF746 , HF1530 , HF2587 , HF1078

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: HF333, Duluth, Lot D, redevelopment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds, public infrastructure, seawall repair, utility connections, demolition, debris removal, transportation improvements, site preparation, soil correction, economic development, DEED, capital appropriation, general obligation bonds

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• The House continues to grow despite the recent economic turmoil caused by the previous administration
• The House Agriculture Committee is holding a hearing this morning about the economic crisis in farm country
• house agriculture committee is table the house agriculture committee is holding<02:09:09.000><c> a</
• Speaker, by the direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 122 and ask for its immediate
• House Calendar No. 3, House Resolution 122.

Bills: HR125 , HCR11 , HR122

Keywords: committee membership, House of Representatives, government structure, ethics, political appointments, concurrent resolution, President communication, Congress assembly, meeting date, government procedure, joint session, Congress, President's address, H.Res. 122, HR122, H.R. 77, midnight rules, Congressional Review Act, CRA, resolution of disapproval

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• e e e e e e e e e e The House will be in order.
• Signed, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, pursuant to the order of the House of
• <c> of</c> passed this house by a vote of passed this house by a vote of 45<00:16:53.839><c> to</c><00
• </c><02:13:30.000><c> without</c> consent to speak to the house without consent to speak to the house
• McCumber, Clerk of the House.

Bills: HR31 , HR152 , HR192 , HR144 , HR189 , HR164 , HR153

Keywords: committee appointments, House of Representatives, government structure, legislative process, membership, committee assignments, elections, legislation, government, oversight, US-Canada relations, economic security, energy security, bipartisan, trade and investment, Ramadan, faith, Islam, community, charitable contributions

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• By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 436 and ask for its immediate consideration
• CLAUSE 9-C OF RULE 21 OF THE Rules of the House specifically state that the Rules Committee may not waive
• SECTION 426 OF THE BUDGET ACT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THE RULES COMMITTEE MAY NOT WAIVE House Resolution
• Hill: Last month, the House Financial Services Committee completed our work assigned to us under the
• member of the House Democratic Caucus who have stood on this floor, stood before the Rules Committee

Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436

Keywords: veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care

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• The House will be in order.
• The House will be in order.
• House will be in order.
• consideration in the House.
• </c> administration corrected this nonsense. administration corrected this nonsense.

Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436

Keywords: veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care

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• Secretary Rubio, under oath in the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said that this program was going
• The House will be in order. The House will be in order. The House will be in order.
• House Resolution 539, censuring Representative LaMonica McIver and removing her from the Committee on
• The following named member is hereby removed from the following standing committee of the House of Representatives
• Speaker, activity in House committees is taking us in the wrong direction.

Bills: HR539 , HB4275 , HB3357 , HB1549

Keywords: LaMonica McIver, censure, House of Representatives discipline, Homeland Security Committee, removal from committee, Newark, Delaney Hall, immigration detention facility, federal officers, assault on federal officer, resisting arrest, interfering with federal officers, ICE, Homeland Security Investigations, HSI, congressional ethics, House resolution, disciplinary resolution, 18 U.S.C. 111, immigration enforcement

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• Chair, members, House Bill 2608 establishes the military transitional housing grant program under the
• Arizona Department of Housing.
• transitional housing.
• transitional housing.
• committee to review this process.

Bills: HB2424 , HB2608 , HB2775 , HB2805 , HB2908

Committees: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Keywords: Arizona political parties, precinct committeeman, precinct committeemen, proxy voting, party bylaws, county committee, state committee, qualified elector, election administration, political party rules, precinct representation, adjoining precinct, county party meeting, proxy attestation, notary public, witnesses, transitional housing, military veterans, grant program, housing services