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• . >> Pursuant to clause 12(a) of Rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess until 2 p.m. today.
• >> THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS. >> Pursuant to clause 12(a) of Rule I, the Chair declares the House in
• Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess until approximately 6:30 p.m
• THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE IN RECESS UNTIL Approximately 6:30 p.m. today. And.
• IN OUR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, WRITTEN 250 YEARS AGO, WHICH PROMISED THAT ALL MEN WERE ENDOWED BY

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• We're not seeing a declaration of emergency, a federal request for help yet.
• lots of rumors about the future of FEMA and the desire by the Trump administration to collapse FEMA, declare
• What's the role of the private sector in moments of disaster?
• He said it was such a disaster that quote, now I'm just on my meds doing my best.

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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• think that that motel owner would be able to just refuse to enter into any written agreement that declares
• of people, including a significant amount of students or people seeking housing after a natural disaster
• know that many of these establishments do engage in those tendencies, especially after a natural disaster
• They declared it to be there. So residents they registered for school there.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• For guidance, I beg you to please read the Jerusalem Declaration of Antisemitism.
• They declared it illegal for Palestinians to protest there.
• Last week, Bernie Sanders declared that what's going on in Palestine is a genocide.
• The Jerusalem Declaration of Antisemitism offers such a framework.
• That is a recipe for disaster, or even scapegoating and bullying.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission held a public comment hearing as it continued work toward a November 30 statutory deadline for its final report. The co-chairs reviewed logistics for the hybrid format, two-minute testimony limit, respectful conduct, and the plan to alternate between in-person and virtual speakers. The commission approved the minutes from its previous September 8 meeting by motion and vote, with no nays. Much of the testimony focused on how the commission should define antisemitism, especially whether to adopt the IHRA definition and whether it improperly conflates antisemitism with criticism of Israel or Zionism. Many speakers, including Jewish educators, rabbis, academics, students, and legislators, described personal experiences with antisemitism and urged the commission to address hate while protecting free speech, academic freedom, and the ability to criticize Israeli government policy. Several called for the commission to reject or narrow the IHRA definition and instead consider the Jerusalem Declaration or other frameworks that distinguish antisemitism from anti-Zionism. Others emphasized that antisemitism should be addressed alongside racism, Islamophobia, white nationalism, and other forms of bias, and some urged broader anti-bias training in schools. A smaller number of speakers supported stronger action against antisemitism in schools and public institutions, including concerns about antisemitic materials in education and about organizations or events they viewed as promoting hate. A recurring theme was the conflict in Gaza and its impact on the debate: some speakers condemned Israel’s military actions as genocide, apartheid, or colonialism and said criticism of those actions should not be treated as antisemitic, while others defended Israel, rejected genocide claims, and argued that anti-Israel activism can fuel antisemitism. Several speakers also raised concerns about campus discipline, union materials, and state facility rentals, and one speaker asked that state resources not be used by groups they viewed as inciting hate. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the prior minutes and hearing public testimony.

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• That the members of the Senate declare that this resolution is intended to protect the public and law
• When you take agents trained for the border and drop them in a city, you are not just inviting a disaster
• When you take agents trained for the border and drop them in a city, you are not just inviting a disaster
• When you take agents trained for the border and drop them in a city, you are not just inviting a disaster
• It's kind of a recipe for disaster. I'm quoting here.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and heard several guest introductions, including Arizona agricultural producers and suppliers and sixth graders from James W. Rice Elementary School. The chamber then moved through a lengthy calendar of first- and second-reading bill references and committee reports, with no substantive debate on those items in the transcript. The main floor action centered on Senate Resolution 1036, which criticized Attorney General Chris Mays for public comments about the use of force and law enforcement, and called on her to retract the statements, support law enforcement, issue corrective guidance, and resign. The Senate first voted to suspend rules and place the resolution into Committee of the Whole, then debated a motion to read the resolution by number and title only, and later considered a floor amendment adding findings about law enforcement organizations’ criticism and alleged use of state resources to target ICE officers. Supporters argued the Attorney General’s remarks were dangerous, misleading, and politically motivated; opponents said the resolution distorted her comments, was a partisan stunt, and skipped normal committee review. After extensive debate, the Committee of the Whole recommended the resolution do pass, and the Senate adopted SR 1036 on third reading by a vote of 17 ayes to 13 nays. Following passage of SR 1036, members continued to offer personal privilege remarks, including an introduction of visitors connected to civics education. The Senate then recessed and adjourned until Monday, February 2, 2026.

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• Provides for the tolling and extension of wetlands determination when a natural emergency is declared
• Revises local governments' responsibility related to disaster response including requiring online access
• that I am concerned about and have been concerned about is these moratoriums. ...after a natural disaster
• long way in making sure... ...our governments are operating the way they should after a natural disaster
• planning, and training aspects, so local governments again have an idea of what to do after a natural disaster

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee will now come to order.
• Welcome back to the Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee.
• I have a couple of questions, kind of switching gears to the focus of this committee, which is disaster
• And I'm just... ...questions, kind of switching gears to the focus of this committee, which is disaster
• There are two other obscure and less often used means of declaring a boat derelict, and that is if a

Summary: The subcommittee received an overview from FWC Deputy Director in Law Enforcement Lt. Col. Rob Rowe on boating safety, derelict vessels, and marine debris. On boating safety, he said FWC uses inspections, BUI enforcement, public education campaigns, boater education courses, warnings, and citations to reduce accidents and fatalities. Members asked about probable cause for stops, geofenced safety messages, boating education age requirements, and common violations such as life jacket issues. Rowe said most stops are based on probable cause, the education requirement currently applies to those born after Jan. 1, 1988, and FWC is considering whether broader education requirements would improve safety. The committee then focused heavily on derelict vessels. Rowe explained the legal definition of a derelict vessel, the at-risk and nuisance vessel tools used to intervene earlier, and the V-TIP voluntary turn-in program. He described the removal process, including owner notification, a 21-day administrative hearing period, contractor selection, and disposal/recycling, and said FWC works with local governments, emergency management, and sometimes the Coast Guard on larger pollution-related cases. Members asked about timelines, costs, salvage rules, title issues, and jurisdictional differences between state, county, city, and federal authorities. Rowe said the agency has added staff and grant tools, but continued funding remains important, and he noted that local governments can also use ordinances to address floating structures, liveaboards, anchoring, and storm-related risks. On marine debris, Rowe said FWC works with DEP, FDACS, NOAA, the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, local governments, and volunteers to remove debris ranging from plastics to storm-damaged fishing gear and derelict vessels. He said hurricane events greatly increase debris and derelict vessel removals, and the agency is updating the Florida Marine Debris Reduction Plan with partners. The meeting ended after members and the vice chair emphasized local tools such as mooring fields and pumpout enforcement, and the subcommittee adjourned without taking any formal vote or action beyond rising without objection.

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• Gruters: THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, YES. >> Sen.
• Pizzo: HOW LONG AGO DID HE DECLARE THAT EMERGENCY? HOW LONG AGO DID HE DECLARE THAT EMERGENCY?
• SO WHAT ARE, WHAT IS THE BASIS FOR US TO EVEN DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IMMIGRATION
• Berman: YES OR NO, THERE'S NO GUARDRAILS FOR SOMEBODY DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY. >> Chair Hooper
• I THINK ONCE IT STARTED OVER, HOW THE AGENCY DHS MV CAN ASSIST ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO DISASTERS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <01:51:30.080> that drills for all kinds of disasters that drills for all kinds of disasters
• Um, so no one is declaring this isn't, no one's suggesting that we declare war on the United States or
• Um, so no one is declaring this that.
• <05:06:08.320> independence own population to declare independence own population to declare
• unconstitutional as was our declaration unconstitutional as was our declaration of<05:06:33.600>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Arguably, it was one of the most traumatic natural disasters in our state's history.
• You know, in the old days it was called acts of God when climate disasters hit and, you know, damages
• You know, in the old days it was called acts of God when climate disasters hit and, you know, damages
• You know, in the old days it was called acts of God when climate disasters hit and, you know, damages
• You know, in the old days it was called acts of God when climate disasters hit and, you know, damages

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We have not been spared very much in this state when it comes to natural disasters.
• It’s not quick recovery for natural disasters.
• And when you look back over some of our terms here, you’ve seen Cato and Claiborne as declared disaster
• Overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land, and spread chaos and disaster.
• If you need any sort of disaster or recovery items, you must go through the parish OEP.

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

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• Act 310 is a chance natural disasters.
• Since the wildfire disaster, Maui Food Bank has met extraordinary community need.
• :04.800> Food<01:52:04.960> Bank the wildfire disaster, Maui Food Bank the wildfire disaster
• We're searching for 70,000 in disaster.
• :44.880> native<03:17:45.200> ecosystem disaster recovery, and native ecosystem disaster

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• The bill provides the following sales tax holidays: a 17-day disaster preparedness tax holiday from May
• The bill provides the following sales tax holidays: a 17-day disaster preparedness tax holiday from May
• The bill provides the following sales tax holidays: a 17-day disaster preparedness tax holiday from May
• In fact, Putnam County, which has declared itself to be a Second Amendment sanctuary, has a firearm suicide
• holidays as a way to provide meaningful relief to everyday Floridians, such as school supplies, disaster

Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee met and first heard SB 674, which would allow county property appraisers, like tax collectors already can, to budget for and pay hiring or retention bonuses if approved in their Department of Revenue budget. Support came from property appraiser representatives, who said the bill would help them compete for specialized staff without requiring new funding. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SJR 318, a proposed constitutional amendment on tangible personal property used on agricultural land, along with an amendment clarifying the exemption’s scope and allowing the Legislature to set conditions by general law. Farm Bureau and the Florida Chamber supported the measure, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the joint resolution favorably. Members also took up CS for SB 1664, which would require voter reapproval of local discretionary taxes when they expire; an amendment changed the bill to require expiration dates and tied reapproval to tax expiration rather than a fixed eight-year cycle. Local government and tourism groups raised concerns about impacts on tourist development taxes, transportation surtaxes, beaches funding, and long-term financing, while supporters argued voters should periodically affirm local taxes. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee considered SJR 1510 and its implementing bill SB 1512, both dealing with a homestead-style property tax benefit for certain long-term leased residential properties. After multiple amendments narrowed the proposal substantially, limiting it to one qualifying property and then to single-family homes, mobile homes, and condominium units, counties and cities still opposed the measures as a tax shift to other taxpayers. The sponsor said the changes reduced the scope and fiscal impact, and both measures were reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SPB 7034, the Senate tax package, which includes permanent sales tax exemptions, multiple tax holidays, motor vehicle fee reductions, a property tax study, rural investment tax credits, a freeze on local communications services tax rates, and other tax changes, with an estimated $2.1 billion revenue reduction. Testimony was mixed: property appraisers supported the property tax study, while many public commenters opposed the firearm and ammunition tax holiday and urged inclusion of gun safes and locks instead. County, city, tourism, and lodging representatives raised concerns about tourist development tax limits and other local revenue impacts, while supporters emphasized tax relief and the study’s value. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to submit SPB 7034 as a committee bill and reported it favorably.

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• <00:36:31.440> In has declared is a good thing. In has declared is a good thing.
• war. loss of lives of this self-declared war.
• making powers and our power to declare making powers and our power to declare war<02:52:32.640><
• Congress must declare war. Well, what do they do? Nothing.
• Now, Article 1, Section 8 says Congress must declare war.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• where our systems were not registering part-time employment correctly in the administration of The disaster
• the same time There is a difference in the way we treat people who are under a federal emergency declaration
• The net result is that people with the federal disaster declaration, so the bigger disasters, have to
• In contrast to other disasters, which, weirdly, like in Las Vegas, they didn't have to wait because I
• just want to close that loophole and give the Secretary the authority to waive the waiting week in disasters

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• The first step is that a person would contact our office and make a declaration of wrongful filing, explaining
• Our staff would review that declaration and give notice to the complainant, which is the person who filed
• the declaration, and the filer, which is the person who made the original filing.
• Certainly, we can all agree with the declaration of independence assertion that every person is created
• Senator Lisa Murkowski and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, introduced the resolution in Congress declaring

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• disaster money.
• There are, I think, a significant number of open disasters still, I think about 51 open disasters.
• Louis tornado disaster relief.
• , emergency disaster funds.
• disaster.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Right now in Alabama, disaster relief. Right now in Alabama, disaster relief.
• relief. provision about um the disaster relief. provision about um the disaster relief.
• What I clarifies the disaster relief. What I clarifies the disaster relief.
• What I mentioned is if you're disaster, if mentioned is if you're disaster, if mentioned is if you're
• , tornado relief, national disaster, tornado relief, national disaster, tornado relief, hurricane relief

Bills: HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 796, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 589, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 1360, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 2337, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2391, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 1749, HB 3109, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2001, HB 2798, HB 107, HCR 29, SB 5, SB 262, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 106, HB 18, HB 48, HB 27, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 2986, HB 972, HB 502, HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 796, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 589, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 1360, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 2337, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2391, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 1749, HB 3109, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2001, HB 2798, HB 107, HCR 29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• federal funding. funding and raise questions about whether we here in California can count on federal disaster
• emergency declaration.
• If we have a downturn in the stock market, we have just had one of the largest economic disasters in
• Most of the last disasters we'll face as a state this year, but they probably won't be.
• this budget committee a letter indicating what would be needed for a just and equitable natural disaster

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• We've had two national emergency declarations.
• Water damage, as emergency declarations.
• will make sure that federal disaster will make sure that federal disaster assistance<00:47:38.240
• Speaker, our after a major disaster. Mr.
• I urge my colleagues disaster strikes.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all