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• Significant obstacles or delays, recent reauthorization, or no reporting. Mr.
• To develop legislation to limit reauthorizations and address many other issues.
• If you'll flip your one-pager over, we are going to talk about reauthorizations and reversions.
• And so reauthorization is a way to change the look of it.
• And then, I'm sorry, but on B, on the reauthorization, on technical changes.

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• ideas, what are the questions that still need to be answered as we look at the whole issue of reauthorization
• One is that the committee has recommended that the program be reauthorized, and the second, which I'll
• First we urge the legislature to reauthorize cap-and-trade and make important adjustments to elevate
• Reauthorization is an opportunity to grow the pie.
• With reauthorization, it needs to be a top priority with this reauthorization as well.

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• reauthorize as many times as they want and change the purpose as they see fit.
• What all needs to happen to deny more than one reauthorization, Mr. Speaker?
• What would happen if she puts in capital outlay funds, and then the project is not reauthorized?
• Speaker, and generally, we talk about the reauthorization process, right?
• Speaker, and generally, we talk about the reauthorization process, right?

Bills: HB111, HB61, HB43, HB156, HB70, SB3, HB103, HB109, HB128, HB247, HJM2, HJM3, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• Today, we will consider S. 347, the Brownfield Reauthorization Act of 2025.
• I look forward to advancing the Brownfield Reauthorization Act of 2025 in early 2022.
• I will now call up S. 347, the Brownfield Reauthorization Act of 2025.
• But yet we're here working diligently on behalf of all those who elected us to office to reauthorize
• And that's why I offered Markey No. 1 as the amendment to this bipartisan Brownfields reauthorization

Bills: SB347, SB351

Keywords: brownfields, brownfield cleanup, site remediation, environmental cleanup, contaminated property, redevelopment, revitalization, CERCLA, Superfund, EPA grants, state response programs, environmental justice, disadvantaged communities, small communities, local government grants, nonprofit eligibility, community engagement, Alaska Native tribes, Regional Corporations, Village Corporations

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• And my hope is we'll have bipartisan support for reauthorizing the FOX grant program.
• It is time for its permanent reauthorization.
• Let me start by asking you as as Congress looks to reauthorize, and it's it's really pleasing.
• We reauthorize it.
• The reauthorization currently under consideration is therefore critically important.

Keywords: veterans, mental health, suicide prevention, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Grant Program, HOPE Act, BRAVE Act, Every State Counts for Vets Mental Health Act, advocacy, legislation, mental health resources

Summary: The committee meeting focused primarily on the critical issues surrounding veterans' mental health and suicide prevention. Discussions centered on the reauthorization of essential programs aimed at providing non-clinical support services to veterans, particularly the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. Senators emphasized the urgent need for adequate mental health resources as the suicide rate among veterans remains alarmingly high. Key testimonies were provided by various advocates and officials, illustrating both successful implementations of these programs and areas needing improvement.

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• Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 425 reauthorizes 423 capital outlay projects that
• Projects may be reauthorized to extend the reversion date.
• Is there anyone here to speak in support or opposition to capital outlay reauthorizations?
• I know in the old days we used to get a letter that notified us that something needed to be reauthorized
• Are these projects just automatically reauthorized or is there a request that comes from the communities

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• reauthorizes and Her legislation reauthorizes and strengthens<03:31:44.080> this<03:31:44.319
• H.R. 7831 reauthorizes the APD fee program.
• H.R. 7831 reauthorizes the APD fee program.
• :42:57.520> Straits reauthorize the Northwest Straits reauthorize the Northwest Straits Advisory
• highway transportation reauthorization highway transportation reauthorization bill<04:43:14.160>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So when we start talking about capital outlay and reauthorizations, in essence, they are part of that
• President, Senator, I'm curious about how many times the worst of these has been reauthorized and the
• age of some of the oldest reauthorizations.
• times the worst of these has been reauthorized and the age of some of the oldest reauthorizations.
• of these have been reauthorized and over what time period have the oldest of these been reauthorized

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• So why focus on reauthorizations?
• I can give you chairman reauthorizations.
• I can give you chairman reauthorizations. I can give you all kinds of examples.
• Billions of dollars where we want to reauthorize year after year in this committee.
• And when that doesn't happen, if we perpetuate the process that's in place now of reauthorization, reauthorization

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• It's just reauthorized. Chair Representative Sariñana, there's a little bit of a change.
• Are there any other questions on reauthorizations? I'm not sure.
• Line 21 is— that's not reauthorization, or it is? No, that will be new funding.
• There is a reauthorization for prior-year funding for the department for this.
• It has been reauthorized since.

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Summary: The meeting began as an informal education budget work group focused on reviewing a revised House Appropriations and Finance Committee scenario and flagging concerns rather than taking votes. Staff outlined the main changes from the LFC recommendation, including moving the statewide student information system appropriation, adding funding for the Black, Bilingual, Multicultural and Hispanic Education Act, universal school meals overrun costs, an evidence-based CTE pilot with a 50% local match, STEM network funding, wellness room pilots, Martinez-Yazzie action plan items, and changes to innovation zone and out-of-school time appropriations. A separate handout on the seven-year CTE pilot explained spending patterns, reversions, and possible federal maintenance-of-effort concerns if the state continues funding beyond a true pilot. Members then debated CTE extensively, with several arguing it improves attendance, graduation, and career readiness and should be sustained or expanded, especially in rural areas, while staff and others emphasized that much of the current funding has gone to general operational costs rather than intentional program design and that regional or matched funding models may be more effective. Members also discussed STEM and math initiatives, the need for more industry involvement, and whether the proposed match requirements would be too burdensome for smaller districts and BIE schools. The discussion also covered the Black, Hispanic, and Multilingual Education Acts and the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit. Some members stressed that the acts should be explicitly named in the budget language and not merely implied, while staff said the scenario reaffirms prior commitments by building the costs into agency operating budgets. Members raised concerns about charter school hold-harmless funding, declining enrollment, and the need to align spending with the needs of at-risk students. The work group ended the education portion without any votes, with staff noting they would incorporate the feedback and return with clarifications, including on CTE funding, the educational acts, and the charter hold-harmless item. The meeting then shifted to the child well-being and early childhood work group, where staff presented a revised Early Childhood Education and Care Department scenario. The proposal moved money toward child care assistance and early pre-K, kept the FIT program funding level unchanged, and used a mix of trust fund, TANF, federal, and operating-budget adjustments to close part of the gap between the executive and LFC recommendations. Members questioned the policy direction, especially the shift toward infant and toddler care and pre-K expansion, the impact on school-age child care, and the implications for continuity of care and provider costs. Staff explained that the scenario prioritizes younger children and at-risk families, includes language for a wage and career ladder, and would require legislation to raise the early childhood trust fund distribution cap from 500 to 525. Members also discussed a separate proposed CYFD pilot bill (HB 65), which would be distinct from ECECD funding. No votes were taken, and staff said they would return with more cost information on full pre-K plus wraparound care. A final work group reviewed C2 and Department of Information Technology-related appropriations. Staff compared the LFC and executive recommendations for new funding and reauthorizations, noting that the LFC generally limited new projects while the executive funded more. Members discussed several IT modernization requests, including the Secretary of State’s voter registration and election management systems, the Spaceport Authority, Game and Fish, the State Engineer’s WATERS system, ECECD’s FitKids and EPIC replacement discovery, and Aging and Long-Term Services’ enterprise system modernization. The main themes were whether to fund planning versus full replacement, how to avoid piecemeal spending, and whether new systems should wait for incoming leadership. The Secretary of State’s office said its system is nearing end of life and the planning funds would help prepare a realistic replacement request, while other agencies described aging infrastructure, cybersecurity risks, and the need for modernization. The work group did not vote on any of the items and ended with staff noting additional follow-up on funding needs and reauthorization details.

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• Cabin-trade reauthorization is a time for us to put all the conversation, you Great Reauthorization.
• Looking forward to cap-and-trade reauthorization, thank you.
• We're supportive of the reauthorization of cap-and-trade this year.
• We're supportive of the reauthorization of cap-and-trade this year.
• We're supportive of the reauthorization of cabin trade this year.

Summary: The hearing opened with budget framing from the chair and the LAO, who said the May Revision addresses roughly a $14 billion budget problem and that the environment and transportation subcommittee’s proposals account for about $1.9 billion of the solution. The LAO urged members to focus on solutions that do not worsen out-year deficits, to preserve reserves, and to defer major policy changes that are not necessary to pass the budget, including the newly introduced water-related trailer bills. Members also raised concern about a late-dropped Olympic-related trailer bill, which the LAO likewise suggested should be deferred for fuller review. The first major item was the Delta Conveyance Project and related water quality control plan trailer bills. The administration argued the proposals would streamline permitting, water rights proceedings, judicial review, and land acquisition, and would clarify DWR’s bond authority for the project. DWR said the project is needed to protect water supply reliability against drought, earthquakes, sea level rise, and other climate-related disruptions, and that the tunnel would help move water when conditions are wet and safer for the environment. Committee members from both parties questioned the timing, the use of budget trailer bills for major policy changes, the scope of the CEQA and water-rights changes, the lack of a bond cap, cost growth, and eminent domain protections. The LAO recommended deferring both water trailer bills without prejudice. Public comment was sharply divided, with labor, water agencies, and some business groups supporting the project as climate adaptation and reliability infrastructure, while environmental, tribal, fishing, county, and community groups opposed it as an attempt to bypass public process and weaken protections. The committee then briefly heard the DMV’s Digital Experience Platform fee trailer bill, which would reinstate a $1 system improvement fee to help fund the vehicle-registration phase of the project. DMV said the fee would raise about $7 million annually and offset roughly $59 million to $60 million of project costs, while the LAO noted it would help but would not solve the Motor Vehicle Account’s broader structural gap. The hearing then moved to California High-Speed Rail, where the new CEO presented an updated plan and said the project remains a major climate and infrastructure investment. He reported a revised Merced-to-Bakersfield cost range of $34.9 billion to $38.5 billion, said the agency is trying to reduce risk through direct procurement of materials, and argued that stable annual funding is needed to avoid higher costs from delays.

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• Finally, this bill also reauthorizes a number of critical programs from the 2022 Transportation Bond
• Now, the Chapter 90 bill also provides important reauthorization for two critical municipal programs
• First, the bill proposes $65 million in reauthorization for the very popular Municipal Pavement Program
• It's like a reauthorization, yes?
• My question was why are we going to be trying to reauthorize... ...what should probably have, you know

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets held a public hearing on H. 5279, a bill financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. MassDOT and A&F testified in support, describing the bill as a more than $5 billion transportation bond package centered on a four-year, $1.2 billion Chapter 90 authorization, plus funding for MBTA rail reliability and modernization, housing-related transportation improvements, a new DCR/MassDOT PRISM program for parkways and other DCR assets, and reauthorizations of the Municipal Pavement Program, Shared Streets and Spaces, and highway programs. They said the bill would support safety, resilience, housing production, and multimodal transportation, and noted that some bonds could be issued as special obligation bonds backed by the Commonwealth Transportation Fund and Fair Share revenues. Committee members asked about the size and structure of the authorizations, the federal match for highway projects, the source of MBTA vehicle procurement, bridge repair needs, and whether the housing-related funds could be used flexibly for items like sidewalks, bike lanes, bus stops, and other local transportation improvements. Administration witnesses said the bill is intended as a temporary refill of existing programs until a larger transportation bond bill is filed next session, that the federal-aid line includes the full spending authority while the state only borrows the 20% match, and that the housing-related program is deliberately broad and not limited to MBTA communities. They also said Chapter 90 includes a road-mile component that especially helps rural communities and that preservation and safety are built into the programs. The Massachusetts Municipal Association also testified in strong support, emphasizing that Chapter 90 is the most important tool municipalities have to maintain the roughly 30,000 miles of local roads and bridges they are responsible for. MMA urged timely passage before construction season and praised the continued $300 million Chapter 90 level, especially the $100 million road-mile distribution that helps communities with large road networks and smaller populations. No votes were taken on the bill, and the hearing concluded with adjournment after testimony ended.

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• And uh so with that then we did feel that we did want to try to move forward with the reauthorization
• And uh so with that then we did feel that we did want to try to move forward with the reauthorization
• <00:12:21.440> of<00:12:21.519> the forward with the reauthorization of the forward
• It just takes out the increases that were proposed and then just reauthorizes the bill.
• It just takes out the increases that were proposed and then just reauthorizes the bill.

Bills: HB130, HB190, HB123, HB250, HB130, HB190, HB123, HB250

Keywords: HB130, Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists, Sunset Law, sunset review, licensure board, professional geologists, geology, geologist licensing, board appointments, congressional district representation, gubernatorial appointments, state boards and commissions, professional licensing, regulatory board, Alabama Code 34-41-4, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, mining industry, petroleum industry, geological sciences

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• understand that this reauthorization understand that this reauthorization does<05:25:16.878>
• reauthorization straight authorization reauthorization for<05:29:06.558> three<05:29:06.878><
• Program Extension Act, reauthorizes hope Program Extension Act, reauthorizes hope trade<05:45:48.718>
• <05:46:57.200> the supported our work to reauthorize the supported our work to reauthorize
• reauthorization of this vital program. reauthorization of this vital program.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• This reauthorization package contains This reauthorization package contains several<03:07:20.920>
• <03:16:06.400> this bipartisan way to reauthorize this bipartisan way to reauthorize this
• <03:27:26.960> and That is why we must reauthorize and That is why we must reauthorize and
• <04:41:08.840> the legislation to reauthorize the legislation to reauthorize the Integrated
• :41:43.440> program<04:41:44.320> that reauthorizes the the IOOS program that reauthorizes

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 16, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Reauthorizes 376 capital projects authorized in previous years from various funds.
• There is a reauthorization from one of the Governor's Reproductive Health Appropriations.
• With this outstanding and reauthorized, I have made it really clear to my community that this is going
• Unless there's huge extenuating circumstances, that I will personally reauthorize capital outlay that's
• we have House Bill 247 is on the Senate floor, which will hopefully start looking at how we do reauthorize

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• Speaker, gentlemen, the reauthorization process right now, The reauthorization process right now doesn't
• And the current capital outlay process right now does not have limits on reauthorizations. Mr.
• Speaker and gentlelady, ...because they're not going to get reauthorized again. But, Mr.
• Speaker and gentlelady, to 2021 on some reauthorizations. ...some reauthorizations, and we all know that
• Speaker, gentlemen, excuse me, this bill does not allow for reauthorizations, or it doesn't mention reauthorizations

Bills: HB111, HJR1, HB61, HB8, HB30, HB43, HB156, HJM2, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB70, SB3, HJM3

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• We are moving the National Earthquake Hazardous Reduction Program Reauthorization Act by Senator Padilla
• Northwest Straits Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act, enabling the Northwest Straits Commission
• government's role in reducing illegal fishing and I want to thank them for accepting my amendment to reauthorize
• Aviation safety, AI and quantum issues, the Surface Transportation Act reauthorization.
• Program Reauthorization Act of 2025.

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• The third area of focus has to do with reauthorizations and whether you want to consider restricting
• reauthorizations.
• Um, you know, the last thing I want to say about reauthorizations is to kind of frame why putting these
• Things like putting limits on reauthorizations, you know, that could be done through statute, it could
• So, I think with things like putting limits on reauthorizations, if that's something you all want to

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• reauthorization of FISA.
• But I've it died in the Senate. this clean reauthorization of FISA and this clean reauthorization of
• A short-term reauthorization of FISA.
• <07:08:12.878> of arguing for a clean reauthorization of arguing for a clean reauthorization
• Everyone here wants 702 reauthorized.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 30, 2026, 1012, house, all