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• We registered as Jennifer Walker on behalf of the National Wildlife Federation for the bill.
• I'm the director of the Texas Coastal Water Program at National Wildlife Federation and I'm testifying
• We also have experience leveraging other funds from state and federal sources, including Texas Water

Bills: HB 1089 , HB 1163 , HB 1177 , HB 1238 , HB1318 , HB1400 , HB1407 , HB1532 , HJR7 , HJR7

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• The federal government has authorized that to start construction.
• share of this work. over 3.9 billion in federal funding and the GCPD.
• Looking long term as the largest federal civil works project in history.
• Second, the bill establishes a reclamation plan to address degradation of water quality, land erosion
• And finally, the bill. creates an aggregate production operation, reclamation, and restoration fund.

Bills: HB 1089 , HB 1163 , HB 1177 , HB 1238 , HB1318 , HB1400 , HB1407 , HB1532 , HJR7 , HJR7

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• you know, as far as the state's concerned, obviously there's, I can't control what happens at the federal
• Is there anything in the bill that would preclude the federal government from issuing a cause of action
• against an industry if they found that they purported that they violated anything that was based on a federal
• law or a federal EPA rule?
• As you know, and I think that several Failed to understand we can't change federal law here as much as

Bills: SB1191 , SB1976 , SB1613 , SB1439 , SB1930 , SB1314 , SB1246

Committee: House Energy

Keywords: SB1191, Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act, Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board, low carbon energy, clean energy, energy policy, renewable energy, board repeal, statutory repeal, administrative board, energy committee, natural resources, Oklahoma statutes, 17 O.S. 802.3, oil and gas, surety bond, financial responsibility, environmental compliance, plugging wells, SB1613

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• You can apply for a permit to go hunting only, not to shoot on federal land.
• You can apply for a permit to go hunting only, not to shoot on federal land.
• There’s federal... not allowed. Thank you. Madam Chair: Okay, thank you.
• Again, it focuses concern on solar reclamation.
• Again, it focuses concern on solar reclamation and not mining reclamation, which is actually specifically

Bills: HB2150 , HB2262 , HB2267 , HB2268 , HB2351 , HB2425 , HB2426 , HB2427 , HB2755 , HB2781 , HB2913 , HB2943 , HB2956 , HB2975 , HB2985 , HB4009

Committees: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Keywords: state land department, mineral lease, renewals, indexed royalties, land use planning, auditor general, five-year plans, geospatial data, Arizona Geological Survey, resource analysis, geographic information systems, wildlife protection, public nuisance, renewable energy, wind farm, solar farm, residential property, public health, local regulations, state land

Bills: SB1246 , SB1510 , SB1979 , SB1929 , SB1930 , SB1976 , HCR1019 , SB1459 , SB1673 , SB1500 , SB1447 , SB1646 , SB2007 , SB1275 , SB2074

Keywords: environmental permitting, Oklahoma, Department of Environmental Quality, public participation, regulatory framework, administered applications, energy, wind energy, financial assurance, property restoration, environmental regulation, mining, blasting, residential protection, buffer zone, Department of Mines, public utilities, electric transmission lines, landowner rights, payment regulations

Bills: SSB1146 , SSB1038 , SF169 , SSB1149 , SSB1144 , HSB206 , HF475 , HSB148 , HSB149 , HSB184 , HSB190 , HSB183

Committee: Joint Commerce

Keywords: dental care, prior authorization, insurance regulation, dental provider, overpayment recovery, abandoned vehicles, towing, vehicle storage, impoundment, reclamation period, notice requirements, lienholders, garagekeeper, private towing company, personal property in vehicle, vehicle title, vehicle disposal, demolisher, police authority, certified mail

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• at some points in this body, we haven't been worried about that lately, but if we look at federal law
• , within 50 miles, you're not allowed per diem, I believe, according to federal law.
• That would put us in better compliance with the federal ADA. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, kind lady.
• And we have a We had a change in rules come down from the federal level, and certain PFAS protections
• But because, again, the federal landscape has changed, that might affect the way the rules need to be

Bills: HB145 , HB164 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB166 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HB99 , HB206 , HB213 , HB270 , HJR5 , SB104 , SB193 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM39 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, constitutional amendment, legislative sessions, veto override, New Mexico legislature, session length, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation

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• </c><00:05:17.039><c> Reserve</c> independence of the Federal Reserve independence of the Federal Reserve
• ><c> served</c><00:05:21.840><c> as</c><00:05:22.000><c> a</c> Federal Reserve has served as a Federal
• </c> Federal Reserve Board that does that. Federal Reserve Board that does that.
• </c> will include descriptions of the federal will include descriptions of the federal permitting<06:
• </c> improves how we manage our federal improves how we manage our federal lands.<06:10:39.840><c> I<

Bills: HB1522 , HB1917 , HB3937 , HR600

Keywords: Federal Retirement Fairness Act, FERS, federal retirement, creditable service, temporary employees, temporary federal service, Postal Service, USPS, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, retirement buyback, annuity, pension, civil service retirement, federal workforce, government employees, Members of Congress, retirement benefits, Great Lakes, fishery management

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• receive Federal contracts.
• </c><02:48:06.720><c> They</c> across the federal government. They across the federal government.
• </c> expand federal spending. expand federal spending.
• </c> fraudsters looting the federal treasury. fraudsters looting the federal treasury.
• It is time that Federal Register.

Bills: HB8428 , HB8466 , HB5248 , HB6338 , HB7668 , HB8665 , HB7037 , HB6230 , HB6297 , HB1744 , HB3429 , HB2505 , HB6028 , HR428 , HB8107 , HB8340 , HB8467 , HB6916 , HB8463

Keywords: fraud prevention, improper payments, anti-fraud training, government oversight, federal program administration, grants management, internal controls, waste and abuse, Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Personnel Management, GAO fraud framework, OMB Circular A-123, Do Not Pay, data analytics, payment integrity, state and local governments, tribal governments, federal grants, program integrity

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• Chairman, 444 simply aligns state statute to federal regulations by allowing hospice personnel to control
• The committee just expands THC and a controlled substance to model federal guidelines.
• There's a national organization that's looking at this and attempting to draw down some federal funds
• So, what we're trying to do is find out how many people may have this syndrome so that federal money
• So there are the requirements to be an FA federal-wide assurance recognized hospitals, which was a federal

Bills: SB1983 , SB444 , SB1503 , SB1561 , SB592 , SB1501 , SB1946 , SB1567 , SB1833 , SB2026 , SB904 , SB2178 , SB1651 , SB1558 , SB1565 , SB1553 , SB1257 , SB65 , SB1749 , SB1242 , SB1642 , SB640 , SB667 , SB1436 , SB1484 , SB1562 , SB1794 , SB1644 , SB1533 , SB933 , SB1555

Committee: House Health and Human Services Oversight

Keywords: SB1983, foster care, resource family partner, resource family partners, Department of Human Services, DHS, child welfare, foster homes, foster children, placement data, data sharing, de-identified data, aggregated data, sibling groups, placement disruptions, foster parent recruitment, foster parent retention, private child-placing agency, Title 10A, Oklahoma

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• But schools like Idle as well, because federal property, of course, does not pay property tax.

Bills: HR1051 , HR1048 , SB2074 , SJR39 , SJR47 , SB1983 , SB444 , SB1503 , SB1561 , SB592 , SB1501 , SB1946 , SB1567 , SB1833 , SB2026 , SB904 , SB2178 , SB1651 , SB1558 , SB1565 , SB1553 , SB1257 , SB65 , SB1749 , SB1242 , SB1642 , SB640 , SB667 , SB1436 , SB1484 , SB1562 , SB1794 , SB1644 , SB1533 , SB933 , SB1555

Keywords: livestock, judging, Oklahoma State University, championship, agriculture, military children, recognition, community support, military families, April 15, pharmacy benefits managers, reimbursement, healthcare, prescription drugs, cost regulation, property valuation, tax limit, homestead, income threshold, elderly

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• agencies and state platform for federal agencies and state administered<02:20:52.240><c> federally</
• </c><02:27:50.479><c> government</c> estimated that the federal government estimated that the federal
• </c> Accountability Office, the federal Accountability Office, the federal government<02:44:49.680><c
• </c> all federal programs and operations. all federal programs and operations.
• :53:44.080><c> the</c> empowers federal agencies and the empowers federal agencies and the Department

Bills: HB9238 , HB8340 , HB8467 , HB8464 , HB8312 , HB7892

Keywords: financial management, accountability, government oversight, taxpayer funds, federal agencies, budget, performance metrics, improper payments, fraud prevention, payment integrity, government waste, waste, fraud, and abuse, financial loss, federal spending, federal programs, OMB Circular A-123, Do Not Pay Initiative, Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Inspector General

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• </c> cannot be experimented on by federal cannot be experimented on by federal mandates.<00:25:52.080
• Currently, the Federal federal agencies.
• </c> dollars are spent by federal agencies. dollars are spent by federal agencies.
• </c> Federal Civil Service and federal Federal Civil Service and federal contractors<05:23:35.040><c>
• </c> leaders and federal government leaders. leaders and federal government leaders.

Bills: HB8823 , HB4541 , HB8790 , HB3029 , HB5578 , HB1722 , HB6330 , HB4123 , HB2069 , HB7283 , HR1118 , HB8205 , HB6238 , HB3491 , HB1493 , HB2001 , HB3747 , HB5160 , HB4348 , HB2821 , HB2715 , HB1703

Keywords: FECA, Federal Employees' Compensation Act, workers' compensation, Department of Labor, medical provider fraud, provider accountability, payment suspension, fraud conviction, health care fraud, federal health care benefit program, state health program, workers compensation medical benefits, program integrity, provider sanctions, injured federal employees, geothermal, next-generation geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, closed-loop geothermal, supercritical geothermal

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• the federal government.
• the federal government.
• </c> property tax revenue on federal land. property tax revenue on federal land.
• Kain County is 87% federally owned. SRS. Kain County is 87% federally owned.
• </c> parks and our federal lands for free. parks and our federal lands for free.

Bills: HR432 , HR312 , HR311 , HR310 , HR309 , HR308 , HB1676 , SB356 , HR1372 , HB2175 , HB1461 , HB2466 , SB2283 , HB1830 , HR1009 , HR1008 , HR323 , HB5131 , HB4503 , HR573 , HB2916 , HB2306 , HB2290 , HB2389 , HB2388 , HB3857 , HB2293 , HR655 , HB4285 , HR1276 , HB2302

Keywords: federal labor relations, executive order, labor management, federal oversight, government reform, wildlife conservation, Pittman-Robertson, state plans, environment, approval process, Secretary of the Interior, Secure Rural Schools, reauthorization, federal land payments, county payments, state payments, payments in lieu of taxes, PILT, rural counties, forest counties

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• In 1902, the federal government recognized this harsh reality, passing the Reclamation Act to make arid
• this</c><00:19:36.320><c> harsh</c> federal government recognized this harsh federal government recognized
• </c><00:19:58.160><c> government</c> being drilled by the federal government being drilled by the federal
• It doesn't with the federal government.
• To vote in a federal a simple concept.

Bills: HCR89 , HB1722 , HB7283 , HB8205 , HB7008 , HB8800

Keywords: Iran, war powers, War Powers Resolution, hostilities, military force, Congressional authorization, declaration of war, AUMF, foreign policy, national security, self-defense, U.S. Armed Forces, Middle East, executive war powers, troop withdrawal, intelligence sharing, counterintelligence, diplomatic facilities, regional security, anti-war resolution

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• So why not our federal government?
• So why not our federal government?
• </c> to send thousands of masked federal to send thousands of masked federal agents<03:39:11.439><c>
• </c> corruption and abuse in the federal corruption and abuse in the federal government.<03:40:21.120
• HR556 imposes a federal gun lobby.

Bills: HJR139 , HB1958 , HR556

Keywords: balanced budget, federal government, amendment, taxation, government spending, impeachment, federal judge, judicial misconduct, abuse of power, high crimes and misdemeanors, Charles R. Breyer, Judge Breyer, Northern District of California, U.S. District Court, House resolution, National Guard, Los Angeles, executive power, separation of powers, constitutional crisis

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• No federal agency should have the power to cut off access to our financial services industry simply .
• put in place because not a single one of these gaps in the bill is necessary to create a reasonable federal
• This bill also strengthens the dual banking system by creating a strong pathway for both state and federal
• If you're large enough to merit federal oversight under this bill, you are also large enough to get an
• The primary federal payment stable coin regulators are given discretion when applying.

Bills: SB875

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Keywords: banking regulation, federal agencies, reputational risk, financial services, supervision, FIRM Act, bank supervision, depository institutions, federal banking agencies, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve, NCUA, CFPB, credit unions, Operation Choke Point, financial discrimination, safety and soundness, supervisory guidance, examination manual

Summary: This meeting focused on the markup of the Genius Act and the FIRM Act, two significant pieces of legislation addressing stablecoin regulation and the financial industry's regulatory framework. The Chairman noted the importance of providing clarity to the digital asset community and protecting American consumers, while also promoting innovation and competition within the financial sector. Members of both parties expressed varying viewpoints, with some highlighting concerns related to national security and the potential risks associated with stablecoins.

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• ><c> employee</c> blocks employee federal employee blocks employee federal employee reforms,<00:09:05.440
• Please request for federal assistance.
• :05.040><c> a</c><01:26:05.360><c> key</c> Federal Reserve reported that a key Federal Reserve reported
• </c> are rampant in the federal government. are rampant in the federal government.
• </c><05:22:32.000><c> debt,</c> very concerned with the federal debt, very concerned with the federal

Bills: HR981 , HR1228 , HB1526 , HCR14 , SJR18 , SJR28 , HR313

Keywords: federal budget, deficit reduction, economic growth, national debt, bipartisan support, House resolution, congressional subpoena, subpoena enforcement, Oversight Committee, House Oversight and Government Reform, judicial proceedings, declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, House counsel, private counsel, contempt of Congress, Pamela J. Bondi, Department of Justice, DOJ records, Jeffrey Epstein

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• </c><00:27:13.160><c> federal</c><00:27:13.640><c> opportunity</c> The bill would apply to federally
• That's a federal designation, and the federal legislation allows governors to designate certain zones
• to be qualified opportunity zones, and then for federal tax purposes, there are federal tax benefits
• That's a federal designation, and the federal legislation allows governors to designate certain zones
• </c><00:30:00.040><c> the</c><00:30:00.160><c> federal</c> federal designation, and the the federal federal

Bills: HF3127 , HF3816 , HF3814 , HF3815 , HF3817

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: taxation, pass-through entity, qualifying owner, partnership, S corporation, tax return, corporate franchise tax, individual income tax, research expenditures, federal compliance, Minnesota Statutes, income tax, corporate tax, section 179, federal conformity, HF3815, Minnesota taxes, tax conformity, Internal Revenue Code, IRC conformity

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• </c><00:47:37.280><c> disaster</c> will make sure that federal disaster will make sure that federal disaster
• HJRES 104, drilling on federal land.
• </c> impeding, and interfering with a federal impeding, and interfering with a federal officer.<04:14
• </c> direct and direct state and federal direct and direct state and federal taxes<05:01:23.120><c> and
• When a federal<05:45:29.040><c> court</c><05:45:29.360><c> decides</c> federal court decides federal

Bills: HB4553 , HJR105 , HJR106 , HJR104 , HR539 , HR672

Keywords: energy, water development, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, flood control, infrastructure, Bureau of Land Management, North Dakota, resource management plan, congression disapproval, public lands policy, HJR106, H.J.Res. 106, Congressional Review Act, CRA, BLM, Central Yukon, Alaska, public lands, land management