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• Department of Homeland Security and the Cabinet Secretary there.
• This is a giant step forward to help bring that security and safety to our school districts.
• Security Safety Act designation.
• Colors annually for FY 19 through 2022 for school security initiative.
• A lot of the schools use that money for security infrastructure. How is that allowed? Mr.

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• I now recognize the Honorable Cole Hefner, Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public
• I'm honored to be a part of this ceremony today as the Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security

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• I now recognize the Honorable Cole Hefner, chair of the House Committee of Homeland Security, Public
• I'm honored to be a part of this ceremony today as the chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security

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• I'm also the Acting Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security Emergency Management.
• And so they put off auctioning Homeland Security Emergency Management because I happen to know the secretary
• And there are also Homeland Security-type activities that the president can activate the Guard for.
• Title 10 to secure the border.
• If If the President, it would have to be for defense of federal, just like defense homeland security

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• The requirements of the federal government of Homeland Security to have access to data from CMS, the
• Security and ICE.
• And what we know so far about data sharing with the Department of Homeland Security and ICE.
• We've done a lot of trainings with our staff, of course, and our security guards quickly...
• We've done a lot of trainings with our staff, of course, and our security guards.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on the impacts of H.R. 1 on California’s Medi-Cal program and on community health effects from recent immigration enforcement actions. Committee leaders said H.R. 1 would sharply reduce federal funding, increase administrative burdens, and worsen access to care, especially for Medi-Cal enrollees, immigrant families, rural communities, and reproductive health patients. The second half of the hearing examined how ICE raids and related federal actions are creating fear, reducing clinic and emergency department use, and disrupting children’s access to schools and early childhood education. Department of Health Care Services Director Michelle Bass outlined the main H.R. 1 provisions affecting Medi-Cal: work requirements, semiannual eligibility redeterminations, shorter retroactive coverage, new cost-sharing, limits on provider taxes and state-directed payments, reduced federal support for emergency and lawful immigrant coverage, and a one-year ban on Medicaid funding for prohibited abortion providers. She estimated millions could lose coverage, with tens of billions of dollars in federal funding at risk. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California warned the defunding provision could force clinic closures, service reductions, and loss of access to family planning, STI testing, and cancer screenings. The California Hospital Association said the financing changes could cut hospital revenue by tens of billions over 10 years and threaten access, especially for rural and safety-net hospitals. The Western Center on Law and Poverty argued the law would increase churn, paperwork, and uninsured rates, disproportionately harming working adults and people experiencing homelessness. Committee members asked about implementation timelines, notification systems, administrative costs, the effect on immigrant eligibility, and whether California could delay or mitigate some provisions. Bass said the state was still assessing federal guidance, planning county and provider outreach, and exploring a possible delay for work requirements and a transition period for provider-tax changes. Members also discussed how state budget actions may need to be revisited in light of H.R. 1, and how California might preserve access through state-only funding or other policy changes. In the second panel, CHIRLA, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and the Children’s Partnership described the health consequences of immigration enforcement. Speakers said raids and data-sharing fears are causing anxiety, trauma, and avoidance of care, with Los Angeles County reporting declines in emergency, urgent care, and clinic visits after enforcement actions. The Children’s Partnership said school and early childhood absences are rising in some communities and that enforcement is undermining children’s emotional well-being and access to education. Members asked for more data and discussed possible state protections, telehealth, mobile care, and legal and policy responses to reduce fear and preserve access to health and education services.

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• Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters and distinguished members of the Homeland Security and Government
• The long-term viability, fiscal stability, and national security of our incredible country.
• He also did a little time in the State Department as Senior Official for Civilian Security.
• The secretary of Homeland Security was the beneficiary, so in any case, we look forward to you fixing
• For more than three years, a Social Security employee was running a home inspection business.

Keywords: nominations, Scott Cooper, Eric Ulan, federal workforce, Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, accountability, collective bargaining

Summary: The committee convened to discuss the nominations of Scott Cooper for Director of the Office of Personnel Management and Eric Ulan for Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget. This meeting highlighted the critical roles both positions play in managing the federal workforce, which comprises over two million civilian employees. Concerns were raised regarding the current administration's approach to federal employment, citing issues like mass firings and the undermining of collective bargaining rights. Members expressed the need for better accountability and transparency within the federal system, emphasizing the importance of attracting talented public servants.

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• In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Homeland Security
• > respective on homeland security or their respective on homeland security or their respective design
• member of the committee on homeland member of the committee on homeland security<02:22:35.200>
• All so millionaires and security.
• So Social Security, interest now. So Social Security, interest, Medicare, defense.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, I came to the Broadview ICE Processing Center to fulfill
• > Security member of the Homeland Security member of the Homeland Security Committee,<07:42:19.440
• Security used to detain people.
• President Trump, Deputy Chief of Staff Miller, and Secretary of Homeland Security Noem have gone too
• <07:57:28.718> of the safe and safety and security of the safe and safety and security of

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs will now come to order.
• I'm a senior analyst with the Center for Security Policy.
• Center for Security Policy shows to be out of DC. Do you have a Texas office? No, sir, we do not.
• In 2015, he was working on the Beltran smuggling case with Homeland Security Investigations.
• I'm with the Center for Security Policy and I'm here to testify in favor of SB 659.

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• On the requirements related to system privacy and security, we evaluated vendor-provided technical security
• First, statute requires the systems to be certified by the United States Department of Homeland Security
• Okay, my final question is: why aren't you Homeland Security certified?
• Department of Homeland Security as a qualified anti-terrorism technology.
• In fact, I thought that Motorola was certified under the United States Department of Homeland Security

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee opened with remarks about moving JLAC to a more frequent monthly schedule and spending more time on each audit. Members also recognized Melanie Chesney of the Auditor General’s office for 32 years of service, with several members praising her work and her role in school safety and other audits. The meeting then turned to the JLAC-directed Arizona School Safety Special Audit on interoperable communication systems, with the Auditor General’s office presenting the December 2025 report. The audit found that the state had allocated nearly $26 million to interoperable communication efforts, but implementation varied widely. Auditors said all 14 law enforcement agencies used the money for interoperable systems, yet four agencies allowed private or tribal schools to participate contrary to statute, and several agencies failed to submit required expenditure reports. The report also found procurement problems: nine of 14 agencies did not follow procurement requirements or lacked documentation, many contracts lacked accountability provisions, and some agencies had not planned for ongoing costs. The audit estimated ongoing annual costs for an average rural county could range from about $16,000 to $382,000, and recommended that agencies document costs, follow procurement rules, monitor vendors, and plan for future funding. It also recommended the legislature clarify whether non-public schools may participate and revisit statutory system requirements that were vague or inconsistently interpreted. Members questioned the Auditor General about vendor licensing, whether systems could be built in-house, why some functions were not configured, and whether the systems were truly usable in emergencies. The presentation explained that some systems met requirements only in part, that Mutualink had a per-user licensing model affecting access to secure text and file sharing, and that some schools were unwilling or unable to install apps or keep devices logged in. The committee also discussed the difference between the separate school safety grant program administered by ADE and this interoperability fund, and several members expressed frustration with sole-source contracting and weak documentation. In the final portion of the presentation, auditors said only two of eight observed systems demonstrated all five critical emergency functions, while four agency systems could not be tested because they were reportedly not functioning. The committee then began hearing responses from county sheriffs, starting with the Arizona Sheriffs’ Association president, who emphasized county commitment to school safety and noted that some counties had implemented systems across multiple districts, including tribal and rural schools. No votes or formal actions were taken during the portion provided.

Bills: SJR3, SB5, SJR36, SJR3, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB790, SB767, SB480, SB1066

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code

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• It's time to make a generational investment in our national security.
• The United States does not seek conflict with China, but we have deep economic and security interests
• In several consecutive National Defense Authorization Acts, this Committee has provided new security
• In particular, the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative and the Indo-Pacific Campaigning Initiative
• They facilitate financial transactions, bolster our security, it's the security of our partners.

Keywords: Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. military strategy, China military drills, Taiwan, Philippines, North Korea, defense budget, military modernization

Summary: The meeting focused on significant strategic discussions regarding the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and its military posture in the region. Admiral Paparo and General Brunson were commended for their services, with the Chair noting an alarming shift in the balance of power towards China. Key topics included China's aggressive military drills near Taiwan, the increasing coercion against the Philippines, and the need for the U.S. to reaffirm its commitments to its allies in the region. Concerns were raised regarding China's military modernization and its implications for U.S. forces, alongside discussions on North Korea's threats and its burgeoning nuclear capabilities. The committee emphasized the urgent need for military and defense appropriations to counteract these growing security challenges.

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• Today, our border is secure. USA. Thank you. Today, our border is secure.
• Security.
• Tonight I'm demanding the full and immediate restoration of all funding for border security, homeland
• ,<01:33:47.120> homeland<01:33:47.679> security<01:33:48.639> of border security
• , homeland security of border security, homeland security of the<01:33:49.199> United<01:33:49.520

Keywords: Presidential address to the Joint Session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And therefore, the Department of Homeland Security has responded to emails saying that, Therefore, the
• Department of Homeland Security has responded to emails saying that it's a serious federal offense to

Keywords: 1182, all

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• additional language requiring BMV to periodically run non-domiciled CDL driver's licenses through federal Homeland
• Security and the state.
• CDL driver's licenses through Federal Homeland Security through the SAVE program or whatever is available

Keywords: 964, all

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• unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons, increasing criminal penalties for the Committee on Homeland
• Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs.
• This resolution was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The religious organization pays fair market rent or reimbursement costs like utilities or security unless
• Texas' public universities and colleges are institutions of academic freedom and security, but there's
• Additionally, any actions taken must be reported to Homeland Security.
• Senator Hinojosa, I was just thinking, isn't the Federal Department of Homeland Security doing this currently
• Security is already doing that in a non-viewpoint-discrimination manner.

Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard several bills before recessing to the floor, with most measures left pending subject to the call of the chair. SB 2986 would allow public schools and universities to permit after-hours facility use by religious groups on the same terms as other nonprofits, and SB 1032 would open the Governor’s University Research Initiative to private and independent universities; both had committee substitutes adopted and were left pending after brief testimony. Supporters of SB 1032 from Rice and Baylor said the change would help Texas recruit top researchers and strengthen the state’s research economy. The committee also heard SB 2058, which would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to publish annual data on nursing clinical training sites to improve placement coordination, and SB 2683, which would bar public colleges from giving benefits or recognition to student organizations that receive support from foreign entities of concern; both were left pending after testimony. A large portion of the meeting focused on SB 2233, which would require public institutions of higher education to adopt policies prohibiting students or employees on nonimmigrant visas from publicly supporting terrorist activity or organizations, with enforcement through investigations, reporting to Homeland Security, and possible Attorney General action and fines. The author said the bill was intended to reinforce existing federal definitions and campus safety, while senators questioned the bill’s scope, the definition of terrorist activity, and the clause tied to U.S. policy or practice. Public witnesses, including civil rights advocates, law students, and others, argued the bill was vague, overbroad, unconstitutional, and likely to chill protected speech and increase surveillance of international students and Black and brown communities; several Jewish witnesses also said the bill misused Jewish safety concerns and could be used for viewpoint discrimination. SB 2233 was left pending after public testimony. The committee then took up SB 735, which builds on prior Holocaust education legislation by funding optional age-appropriate and bilingual curriculum, museum field trips, teacher preparation partnerships, annual reporting, and regional collaboration with Holocaust museums and education service centers. The author and invited witnesses said the bill responds to survey findings showing uneven Holocaust instruction and a need for better teacher training and accountability. A fifth-grade teacher and the director of the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio testified in support, emphasizing the need for accurate, age-appropriate instruction and professional development. The committee recessed before finishing the agenda, and SB 735 was set to resume after the floor session.

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• Senate Bill 36 by Parker relates to the Homeland Security activities of certain entities, including the
• establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety. .
• Members, Senate Bill 36 establishes a new Homeland Security Division within the Department of Public
• Is this a Homeland Security agency?
• Not only do I have ICE, but I've got CBP, I've got Homeland Security.

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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• While protecting the homeland and keeping wars foreign, the U.S.
• Every single Jewish institution has to significantly increase security.
• and efficient, but also secure from foreign threats.
• AND EFFICIENT BUT ALSO SECURE FROM FOREIGN THREATS.
• I support our National Guard and Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement on the ground.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• families, for our soldiers who protect our borders, and for our civic leaders who govern for all and secure
• We also plan to meet with the Director of Security Intelligence and the Acting Cyber Chief.
• Security and Military Affairs, for steadfastly leading our effort to support our veterans in New York
• SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS FOR STEADFASTLY LEADING OUR EFFORT TO SUPPORT Thank all of you from Fort
• Security Committee, but not only that, is a military spouse.

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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.