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OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Apr 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, April 28, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • His service was marked by distinction, earning him the National Defense Medal and the Sea Service Deployment
  • His service was marked by distinction, earning him the National Defense Medal and the Sea Service Deployment
  • Manufactured overseas.
  • NTIA advises on the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence and manages the efficient use of our
  • </c><04:22:29.920><c> of</c> NTIA advises on the rapid deployment of NTIA advises on the rapid deployment
Bills: SB146 , HR973 , HR859 , HR906 , HB2449 , HB2399 , HR866 , HB2482 , HB2444 , HB2458 , HB1721 , HB2480 , HB1479 , HB1442 , HR1402 , HR617 , HR452
Keywords: nonconsensual, visual depictions, digital forgery, intimate content, online platforms, privacy, protection, harm prevention, John F. Kennedy Center, Donald J. Trump, Federal arts funding, memorial designation, cultural institutions, Congressional authority, public arts programs, Hampden-Sydney College, anniversary, higher education, civic responsibility, liberal arts
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 28th, 2026

Judiciary

WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • whether it was a domestic operation, fighting fires, search and rescues, or whether it was deployed overseas
  • whether it was a domestic operation, fighting fires, search and rescues, or whether it was deployed overseas
  • whether it was a domestic operation, fighting fires, search and rescues, or whether it was deployed overseas
Bills: HR249 , HCR30 , HB2215 , HB2492 , HR952 , HR618 , HR531 , HB1829 , HB1550 , HR677 , HR1001 , HR167 , HR331 , HB1612 , HB1682 , HR364 , HR353
Keywords: Greece, Greek Independence Day, War of Greek Independence, philhellene, Greek-American, Hellenic, foreign affairs, bipartisan resolution, NATO, Eastern Mediterranean, Balkans, energy security, defense cooperation, Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement, 3+1 partnership, Israel, Cyprus, Alexandroupolis, human rights, democracy
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) May 7th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those included 1,291 instances that Pfizer knew about prior to the mass deployment of it, and in regard
  • to the state... ...knew about prior to the mass deployment of it.
Bills: HB18 , HB37 , HB116 , HB18 , HB37 , HB 116 , HB388 , HB879 , HB913 , HB 1151 , HB2216 , HB2358 , HB2809 , SB577 , SB1590 , SB1782 , SB1887 , SB2744
Committee: Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
Summary: The committee first reopened testimony on House Bill 2216, which would strengthen child welfare requirements by expanding “active efforts” to help families avoid removal and support reunification, while also raising standards related to removals and terminations. Supporters from child welfare and family defense groups said the bill would better protect families and align Texas more closely with ICWA-style principles, but several warned it would require significant new funding, staffing, and community services such as mental health care, housing, child care, and substance use treatment. The committee then left HB 2216 pending. The committee next heard Senate Bill 1782, aimed at boarding and group homes. Senator Miles said the bill closes enforcement gaps left by prior law by requiring retention of background-check records and creating misdemeanor penalties for failing to conduct or keep them, or for knowingly hiring people with serious convictions. Harris County sheriff’s investigators testified in support, describing illegal boarding homes, operators who evade permits and background checks, and exploitation of vulnerable residents; the bill was left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 481 on emergency preparedness for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities, adopted a new committee substitute that softened some requirements and removed the fiscal note, and left the bill pending. The committee then heard House Bill 388, which would require the Texas Department of Insurance to create a single standardized coordination-of-benefits form for dual health plans to reduce errors and surprise bills; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1590 would move paternity registry searches for adoptions to an electronic process with a 10-day target, and House Bill 2809 would track child suicide attempts in managing conservatorship and require related reporting and parental notice; both were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1887, which would prohibit administering mRNA-containing products for immunization for 10 years, with exceptions for cancer and genetic disorders. Supporters argued the bill was needed for safety, informed consent, and medical freedom, while opponents from the medical, research, and public health communities said mRNA vaccines are well-studied, save lives, and that the bill would harm access, research, and Texas’s biotech economy. The bill remained under discussion as testimony concluded.
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 20th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Not all deployments are acts of all-out war, and we're needed.
  • a deployment zone, wherever you end up.
  • The current approach to overseas military deployment is the enactment of an authorization for use of
  • A National Guard unit somewhere possesses a capability that is needed overseas.
  • A National Guard unit somewhere possesses a capability that is needed overseas.
Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
Summary: The committee held a hybrid public hearing on seven House bills and seven Senate bills related to the Massachusetts National Guard and U.S. Armed Forces Reserves. Opening remarks covered hearing procedures, livestreaming, testimony limits, and expected reporting dates, and chairs noted the committee’s focus on Guard and Reserve issues. Testimony then moved through several bills, including S. 2465 to expand the National Guard welcome-home veterans bonus to all deployed Guard members regardless of residency, H. 3876/S. 2462 to authorize military-style headstones for long-serving or deceased Guard members, and S. 2482/H. 3833 to establish a Massachusetts National Guard Museum in Salem. Supporters of the bonus and headstone bills argued they would correct inequities and better honor service; Senator Lovely described the museum proposal as a way to preserve the Guard’s history in Salem and potentially support federal funding for the project. A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 3829/S. 2471, the “Defend the Guard” proposal that would bar Massachusetts National Guard deployments into active combat absent a formal congressional declaration of war. Supporters argued the bill would restore constitutional war powers, reduce repeated undeclared deployments, and protect Guard members’ mental health and state readiness. Opponents, including retired Guard leaders and current service members, warned it could conflict with federal law and Title 10 authority, undermine federal funding and training, and harm readiness, force structure, and unique Guard capabilities. Committee members repeatedly questioned the bill’s legal authority, constitutional basis, and practical effects under the Supremacy Clause and Title 10, and several witnesses were asked to submit additional written legal support. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3831, which would extend Chapter 115 benefits to currently serving Guard and Reserve members who do not meet federal veteran-status thresholds, and on related proposals to clarify Guard command structure and the duties of the Adjutant General. Supporters said these changes would improve access to benefits, reduce confusion in the chain of command, and strengthen discipline and responsiveness. Separately, the National Guard Association of Massachusetts backed H. 3860/S. 2458, the Guard Enlistment Enhancement Program, as a recruiting tool, while opposing the Defend the Guard bills. No votes were taken during the hearing.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 17th, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • deployment.
  • . combat deployments?
  • We also have current deployments that are scheduled. whether that's going to Kuwait or other deployments
  • , that are not combat deployments and are un-combat deployments. constitutional, come back, no longer
  • My testimony notes the strain on Guard members from over a million overseas deployments since 9-11.
Bills: HB39 , HB227 , HB930 , HB 1078 , HB39 , HB227
Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Keywords: highway designation, veteran recognition, commemorative, transportation, Brazoria County, Texas National Guard, combat duty, military activation, state requirements, emergency response, active combat duty, military service, Congressional action, Governor responsibilities, Congressional declaration, state law, conflict, armed forces, congressional approval, war declaration
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jun 22nd, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today's service members may be deployed overseas, activated here at home, and I wanted to underscore
  • Today's service members may be deployed overseas, activated here at home, and I wanted to underscore
  • These include not only overseas deployments, but also extended training missions, state-level activations
  • Members are called away, and sometimes deployment is overseas.
  • Members are called away, and sometimes deployment is overseas.
Committee: Senate Military and Veterans Affairs
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Apr 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • , things like array Real-life impact of deployment, things like arranging child care, handling financial
  • or emergencies, or assigned to extensive training in preparation for future deployment.
  • These programs were designed with a focus on overseas deployment.
  • These programs were designed with a focus on overseas deployments, however, offering leave for families
  • These stateside assignments present the same challenges as overseas deployments.
Summary: The Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard presentations on several bills, beginning without a quorum and later taking up the measures once a quorum was established. AB 2531 by Assemblymember Irwin would expand California’s uncompensated care grant program so veterans whose federal health coverage does not include abortion services can access abortion care, and would require CalVet to link to abortion.ca.gov. Supporters, including Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, Equality California, and Reproductive Freedom for All California, said the bill responds to federal restrictions on VA abortion care; opposition from the California Family Council argued it used taxpayer dollars to promote abortion and raised concerns about incomplete information and fraud. Committee members also questioned the bill’s use of “self-identify” for veteran status and the funding structure, with the author indicating openness to looking at proof-of-veteran options. AB 2054 by Assemblymember Gibson would update California’s paid family leave rules so relatives of military service members can qualify when those members are activated for state emergencies, disaster response, or other domestic duties, not just overseas deployment. The Department of Defense sponsored the bill, and Navy Region Southwest testified in support, saying it would improve stability for military families and reflect modern service demands. Members praised the bill and noted recent National Guard deployments for fires as an example of the gap it addresses. AB 2219, the Faster Service for Veterans Act, by Chair Schiavo, would require county veterans service officer vacancies to be filled within 12 months, set accreditation timelines, expand training and public awareness, create a statewide work queue, improve data collection, and require periodic reporting and a unified satisfaction survey. The California Association of County Veterans Service Officers supported the bill, saying it would improve timeliness, accountability, and resource planning. After discussion, the committee voted to pass all of the bills and move them to the next committees: the consent calendar bills AB 1702, AB 1765, AB 2203, and AB 2467 were approved 8-0; AB 2054 passed 8-0 and was re-referred to Insurance; AB 2219 passed 8-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations; and AB 2531 passed 6-2 and was re-referred to Appropriations.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Apr 14th, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • . things like array Real-life impact of deployment, things like arranging child care, handling financial
  • or emergencies, or assigned to extensive training in preparation for future deployment.
  • These programs were designed with a focus on overseas deployment.
  • These programs were designed with a focus on overseas deployments, however, offering leave for families
  • These stateside assignments present the same challenges as overseas deployments.
Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs
ID
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Mar 11th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I testify here today just one month after returning from a 318-day deployment in the Middle East.
  • I was part of the longest F-15 deployment to date.
  • When service members know their ...and stability at home directly supports the mission overseas.
  • His deployment was extended twice.
  • Military families already deal with deployments, long separations, and constant change.
Committee: Senate Education
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/17/2025)

State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • In that time frame, I've been deployed twice overseas.
  • Well, I actually have five overseas tours, but two to combat zones.
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Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • It adds a definition of personal information, as well as definitions of pre-deployment impact assessment
  • When the deployment is complete, the agency will then submit reimbursement paperwork to the Washington
  • , especially all together and not sending firefighters to these deployments, specifically because of
  • We also respond with Washington emergency management through EMAC deployments.
  • We can sometimes be called to serve in that federal capacity if we're serving overseas, for example.
Bills: HB2397 , HB2417 , HB2157 , HB2186 , HB2225 , HB2351
Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Keywords: fire services, reimbursement, state agencies, local jurisdictions, mobilization plan, military justice, victims' rights, militia, Washington code, legal protections, artificial intelligence, AI regulation, algorithmic discrimination, high-risk AI, machine learning, generative AI, synthetic content, impact assessment, risk management policy, consumer protection
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 05/04/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He has been on two deployments, one in Afghanistan in 2016 and one in Iraq, as well as two overseas tours
  • The last time I was there, it was just before the deployment of the First Brigade Combat Team.
  • HE HAS BEEN ON TWO DEPLOYMENTS, ONE IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2016 AND ONE IN IRAQ AS WELL AS TWO OVERSEAS TOURS
  • THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE, IT WAS JUST BEFORE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FIRST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM.
  • IT WAS ACTUALLY MY SON-IN-LAW'S FIRST DEPLOYMENT WITH THAT TEAM WITH THE 10th MOUNTAIN DIVISION.
Summary: The Senate convened with ceremonial opening proceedings, approved the prior journal, and then moved through a series of calendar actions, including discharging and substituting identical companion bills from committee and restoring several bills to the Third Reading Calendar after reconsideration. The chamber also took up a supplemental budget calendar and a controversial supplemental budget extender, with Senator O’Mara questioning the delay in final budget negotiations, the size of the extender, table targets, and unresolved policy issues such as auto insurance reforms, SEQRA, New York for All, and CLCPA changes. Senator Serrano responded that negotiations were ongoing and that the extender was a clean measure to keep state government functioning. The budget extender bills were then passed, with Senator Weik voting in the negative on one of them. The Senate also adopted a resolution memorializing May 4, 2026, as 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Day, and hosted Major General Scott Naumann and other Fort Drum leaders and soldiers for remarks on the division’s deployments, readiness, economic impact, and requests for continued state support on items such as microreactors, health care, DMV services, dining facilities, airports, and mineral-related development. The Fort Drum resolution drew extensive bipartisan praise from Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Minority Leader Ortt, Senator Scarcella-Spanton, Senator Ashby, Senator Walczyk, and others, who emphasized the division’s military history, its role as a major employer and economic driver in Northern New York, and the sacrifices of service members and their families. Several senators highlighted individual soldiers in attendance and their service records, while the resolution was opened for co-sponsorship and adopted. The Senate also recognized a visiting child author, Thomas Ortiz, who was introduced for publishing a book encouraging kindness and friendship. After the ceremonial segment, the Senate returned to regular business and passed a series of bills on the calendar, including measures affecting environmental conservation, executive law, public service, education, public authorities, real property tax, criminal procedure, election law, and civil rights. Some bills drew negative votes from a bloc of senators, particularly on the environmental, criminal procedure, election, and civil rights measures, but all listed bills were ultimately passed. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.
VA
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Mar 6th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • be useful to hear from the administration about how the current activity in the Middle East and overseas
  • Overseas may be affecting Virginia and our public safety concerns.
  • on this as well, but we're starting to hear about Virginians who've been evacuated from embassies overseas
  • We have two units, as you all should be tracking, that have been part of our annual deployment cycles
  • Given the scope of the conflict right now, is there anything that would inhibit that deployment of them
Committee: House Public Safety
MO
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Veterans and Armed Forces Jan 20th, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Veterans and Armed Forces

Transcript Highlights:
  • make sure those veterans have updated recognition for their service, the recognition of service overseas
  • You know, you drive out of the driveway and head overseas and the water heater goes out.
  • Who is talking about when we had troops deployed overseas, about how that one might work?
  • Who is talking about when we had troops deployed overseas, about how that one might work?
  • But my knowledge is just as Representative said, there's a family that's deployed overseas or there's
Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Expanded burial rights in veterans cemetery gets committee approval 4/27/26

Transcript Highlights:
  • Guard, never got that because, uh, look at the 1980s, we didn't do a whole lot in the term of active overseas
  • military deployments in the '80s, and then when I first got in in 2013, there was a significant drought
  • in deployments or overseas opportunities, which I think is a pretty great thing.
  • Uh, when I first got in in 2013, everyone, nearly everyone had a deployment patch on their right shoulder
Summary: The committee heard House File 3532, authored by Rep. Olson, which would adjust eligibility for burial in Minnesota state cemeteries. Olson explained that current law generally requires 181 days of active military service, and argued that this excludes many long-serving National Guard, Air Guard, and Reserve members who may not have had uninterrupted active-duty time despite years of service. The bill would allow burial eligibility for individuals who complete an entire contract with an honorable discharge, or who die while serving. Members spoke in support, saying Guard and Reserve service should be recognized regardless of whether members were called up for active duty and that their assigned status should not affect burial rights or benefits. One member also praised the bill as an example of representative democracy and thanked Olson for bringing forward an issue close to affected service members. The committee then voted to recommend House File 3532 be placed on the general register. The motion passed by voice vote with no opposition noted.
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine the nominations of Troy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force, Michael Duffey, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Research and Eng Mar 27th, 2025 at 08:30 am

Subcommittee on Personnel

Transcript Highlights:
  • After two decades of high operating tempo and continuous overseas deployments, the readiness of the Air
  • My first deployment came as I was pulled off of Strategic Nuclear Alert and sent to support convention
  • The Air Force announced that Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will be one of Air Force's first deployable
  • combat wings, ready for deployment in fiscal year 2027.
  • In view of the deployable combat wing concept.
Committee: Senate Subcommittee on Personnel
Keywords: Air Force modernization, fighter aircraft, autonomous systems, air superiority, national security, recapitalization
Summary: The meeting primarily focused on military procurement and modernization, with significant discussions surrounding the Air Force's capabilities and strategic needs. Key topics included the urgent need for recapitalization of the Air Force's fighter squadrons, as well as the importance of integrating new technologies like autonomous systems to bolster military effectiveness. Several senators raised concerns about the current resources available to the Air National Guard and the potential loss of skilled service members if recapitalization plans are not swiftly developed. There were also discussions on the importance of maintaining air superiority in light of evolving threats, particularly from adversaries like China.