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• We have in our state what are called federally qualified health centers and rural centers.
• We have in our state what are called federally qualified health centers and rural centers.
• These have to do with low-income centers. Thank you. Rural centers.
• Highway operations, there's $75,990,700 in highway operations.
• That's how this program has been operating since the early 90s.

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge, approved the prior journal, and then moved through committee reports, gubernatorial and House messages, and bill introductions. Several measures were referred to committees or held for later action, including new Senate bills on taxation, immigration-related enforcement, and refugee/illegal alien accountability, which were sent to Judiciary and Rules for printing. The Senate also received and processed numerous enrolled bills and committee reports on education, finance, resources, health and welfare, and state affairs. On the floor, the Senate considered and passed a series of bills. Among the measures approved were Senate Bill 1410 on Medicaid state plan amendments for federally qualified health centers and rural health centers; Senate Bill 1426 appropriating additional funds to the Idaho Transportation Department; Senate Bill 1427 funding the Department of Lands; House Bill 797 requiring fire protection sub-district appointees or electors to live in the district; House Bill 843 changing the homestead exemption so the full exemption applies once a complete application is approved rather than prorating it; House Bill 711 creating an alternative administrator authorization pathway for principals and superintendents; House Bill 832 revising CTE industry-professional qualification rules; House Bill 795 cleaning up definitions for obscene material and lewd matter; and House Bill 817 updating tobacco retailer permitting rules for cigar-related businesses while keeping age restrictions in place. The Senate also passed House Bill 831 on school polling places, House Bill 872 allowing constitutional amendments and initiatives to be printed within available ballot space, House Bill 893 making codifier’s corrections, House Bill 650 codifying a Tenth Amendment-based presumption favoring state authority, House Bill 674 streamlining telecom service discontinuance review by removing a duplicative state process, and House Bill 810 adding a 120-day fixed-habitation requirement for legislative candidates, though that bill drew constitutional objections. Most of these measures passed on roll calls, some by unanimous consent to reuse prior vote counts, and titles were approved before transmission back to the House or onward to the Governor as appropriate. The session also included a page graduation presentation and several brief recesses and announcements.

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• and rural centers.
• These have to do with low-income centers.
• We have in our state what are called federally qualified health centers and rural centers.
• These have to do with low-income centers. Thank you. Rural centers.
• Highway operations, there's $75,990,700 in highway operations.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Top concerns include affordable and adequate health insurance and protecting Social Security.
• In Idaho, 30% of Social Security beneficiaries rely on that benefit for 90% or more of their income.
• Top concerns include affordable and adequate health insurance, protecting social security.
• They want protection of Social Security. They earned it, and they want it when they need it.
• So I think it is central, I think is paramount to our operations.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• General Fund in fiscal year 2027 to the Department of Health Services to support pregnancy resource centers
• General Fund in fiscal year 2027 to the Department of Health Services to support pregnancy resource centers
• requires each school district with a student count of at least 500 to spend at least 60% of its operational
• spending on direct instructional expenses and at least 50% of its operational spending on teacher pay
• spending on direct instructional expenses and at least 50% of its operational spending on teacher pay

Summary: The meeting reviewed two caucus packets covering a wide range of bills, with most items described by staff and then passed over without questions. Topics included appropriations for pregnancy resource centers, home- and community-based services for seniors and people with disabilities, veteran specialty courts, child care grants and infrastructure, emergency shelter grants, language acquisition services for deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers, and uranium contamination monitoring. Other measures addressed utility plant replacement, local government investment pools, task-order contract posting, ambulance reporting and certificate-of-necessity changes, short-term rental regulation, tuition waivers for dependents of disabled veterans, memorial authorization, manufactured home installer licensing, CPR/AED training in schools, national park fee exemptions for military members and veterans, and a tourism improvement area funded by lodging businesses. Several bills focused on child welfare and family law, including expanded kinship placement notification, a neglect definition change tied to poverty, evidence rules in custody and dependency matters, DCS investigations when a protective parent is involved, and parenting-time supervision requirements. Health-related bills included midwife practice changes, controlled substance monitoring program updates, interstate EMS licensure, prostate cancer screening coverage, sleep apnea coverage, and resident electronic monitoring in care facilities. Judiciary and property-related bills included enhanced trespass penalties, post-nuptial agreement rules, tax lien excess proceeds procedures, and unlawful entry into residences occupied by vulnerable adults. A few members briefly explained or defended selected bills, including the child protection measures, the CPR training requirement, the ambulance reporting bill, the tourism improvement area bill, and the bill moving inter-facility transports away from police. The sponsor of HB 2950 emphasized it was a voluntary, opt-in lodging assessment with local approval and statutory guardrails. No roll-call votes were described in the transcript, and most bills were noted as being on consent or third-read consent calendars, with several removed from consent or not yet on a calendar.

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• It will not interfere with emergency operations.
• You know, they got caught, they got there, but they continue to operate.
• We know you've got operational funding for that.
• rising supply costs and support continuous 24-hour casino operations.
• That is for DFA for the pregnancy resource centers, for $3.5 million; for DHS, for senior centers, for

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Summary: The committee first received a report on the executive protection detail, which was filed without questions. Members were then given a long advance list of House and Senate bills ready for consideration, followed by several amendment requests from agencies. The committee adopted amendments for the Auditor of State to increase special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and several other items including local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, and local law enforcement funding. It also held one amendment on House Bill 1034 and moved a Northwest Arkansas Community College cash fund increase tied to tornado-related campus repairs. The committee then considered a series of member amendments and appropriation items, including increases for the Public Defender Commission and deputy prosecuting attorneys to cover higher bar license fees, and a $12 million federal appropriation-only item. A lengthy discussion followed on a proposal from Senator Wallace and Representative Tosh to fund a pilot program for prison cell-phone detection/jamming technology at two correctional facilities. Sponsors and Department of Corrections officials said the system would target illegal contraband phones, would be procured through an RFP, and would be a two-year pilot; members raised questions about legality, cost, scope, data, and whether the department should use existing budget authority. The committee ultimately advanced the item by motion. The committee also took up an amendment from Senator Caldwell for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, seeking a $4 million appropriation increase. Testimony emphasized that the division’s extension offices and research functions are underfunded, that salaries are not competitive, and that the request would help with staffing and flexibility; other members questioned why the division needed more appropriation authority when it already had room under current limits and noted that the request exceeded the higher education board’s recommendation. The amendment was adopted after extended debate. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a $150 million increase to the homestead property tax credit, a $23,000 reallocation for the Insurance Department’s conference costs, $100,000 for property appraisal review work, $1.5 million for career and technical education professional development, $300,000 for DFA regulatory federal spending, $5 million for Inspector General fraud investigations, a consolidation of appraiser/abstractor/home inspector appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee readiness center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation for corrections capital projects that would add special language restricting use of the $73.7 million prison-expansion reappropriation. The committee also heard a summary of a supplemental appropriations package involving fund transfers for pregnancy resource centers, senior centers, assistance grants, used tires, and UAMS pregnancy/stroke programs.

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• It will not interfere with emergency operations.
• You know, they got caught, they got there, but they continue to operate.
• We know you've got operational funding for that.
• That is for DFA for the pregnancy resource centers, for $3.5 million; for DHS, for senior centers, for
• That is for DFA for the pregnancy resource centers, for $3.5 million; for DHS, for senior centers, for

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Rules for the operation of the convention were created and sent to the various states.
• </c><00:11:47.200><c> of</c><00:11:47.320><c> the</c> rules for the operation of the rules for the operation
• Amendment Four, uh, secure persons, houses, papers, and effects.
• </c><01:38:25.159><c> by</c> how things are done and you operate by how things are done and you operate
• That will be available to the organizations that use the retreat center.

Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• job, I traveled to Eastern State Hospital in the days following the tragic shooting death of our security
• The Office of Homeless Youth is to develop a form to be used by Crisis Residential Centers or Hope Centers
• This form is to be provided to any health care provider a CRC or Hope Center refers to or transports
• And it is not our legislative duty to create the operational kind of rules from which they operate.
• Well, it's important that we treat all these private detention centers the same as far as fines.

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee first held a public hearing on the gubernatorial appointment of Angela Ramirez to serve as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services. Ramirez described her background in public service and said her priorities would include improving technology, addressing workforce shortages, strengthening relationships with labor, tribes, and community organizations, and protecting DSHS programs and clients during uncertain budget and federal conditions. Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck also spoke in support of her confirmation, and members raised questions about needed improvements at DSHS. The committee then moved into executive session on six bills. On SB 6062, dealing with juvenile rehabilitation, midpoint reviews, bed capacity, and transfers between DCYF and DOC facilities, all six proposed Christian amendments failed and the committee advanced the Wilson substitute to Ways and Means. On SB 6308, concerning shelter care conditions for children under five in dependency cases, the committee rejected four Christian amendments and adopted a Wilson amendment clarifying that the bill does not supersede the Washington Indian Child Welfare Act; the bill then advanced to Ways and Means. On SB 6319, addressing community-based referrals for high-risk families with children under four and parental opioid use, the committee rejected three Christian amendments and adopted a technical Wilson amendment; the substitute then advanced to Ways and Means. The committee also considered SB 6286, which would authorize Department of Health inspections of private detention facilities and create a repair account funded by fines for inspection violations. All Christian amendments and one Warnick amendment failed, and the proposed substitute was advanced to Ways and Means. On SB 6080, regarding contracts and conditions for jails holding people in federal custody, all Christian amendments failed and the substitute was advanced to Rules. Finally, on SB 6184, an agency-request bill making technical and program updates, the committee adopted the bill with one amendment and sent it forward subject to signatures. The committee recessed partway through the agenda, returned to vote on the first six bills, and announced that remaining bills and the gubernatorial appointment would be taken up the next day.

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• , outpatient clinics, and birthing centers.
• So ambulatory surgery centers are working at a big margin.
• So ambulatory surgery centers are working at a big margin.
• I mean, every ambulatory surgery center would have to do it.
• Personally, I've used surgical centers and they're convenient. They're efficient.

Bills: SB331 , SB883 , SB926 , SB1137 , SB1138 , SB1144 , SB1151 , SB1236 , SB1270 , SB1522 , SB1869 , SB2207 , SB2422

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: healthcare, cost disclosure, transparency, administrative penalties, health facility compliance, COVID-19, off-label use, prescription drugs, patient access, medical standards, insurance, physician ranking, incentives, fiduciary duty, health plan issuers, SB 1137, group home, assisted living, residential care, board and care

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 883, which would protect physicians’ ability to prescribe off-label medications and treatments, framed by the author as a “Right to Treat” measure tied to COVID-19 care. Supporters, including physicians and patient-choice advocates, said the bill would safeguard the doctor-patient relationship and prevent interference by boards, pharmacies, or hospitals. Several witnesses described using hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, budesonide, antibiotics, steroids, and monoclonal antibodies during the pandemic, and said they faced complaints, board scrutiny, or pharmacy refusals for those prescriptions. The bill was left pending after public testimony closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 331, which would extend hospital price-transparency requirements to additional health care facilities such as freestanding ERs, urgent care and retail clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient clinics, and birthing centers. Proponents argued that broader disclosure of prices for shoppable services would help consumers compare costs and reduce surprise billing, while opponents from ambulatory surgery centers said the bill would impose costly compliance burdens on small providers and that insurers or the state already have much of the needed data. The bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 2422 would expunge Texas Medical Board records and impose reparations for disciplinary actions tied to COVID-era treatment decisions, including references to ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, budesonide, and masks. The author and supporters argued that doctors were unfairly targeted for trying to save patients and should be made whole; the Texas Medical Board representative said most pandemic complaints were dismissed, that actions generally involved broader issues such as privileges, documentation, or informed consent, and that no physician was disciplined solely for prescribing off-label COVID medications. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2207, which would loosen Texas Medical Board rules on physicians advertising themselves as board certified, especially by reducing barriers tied to maintenance of certification requirements. Supporters said the current rule is overly restrictive, inconsistent, and costly, and that it drives physicians out of practice; they also said Texas is one of only a few states with such a rule. Witnesses described hospitals using the rule against physicians and said the change would improve transparency and competition. The bill remained pending after testimony.

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• The division also licenses boiler operators, electricians, electrical and technology system contractors
• <00:22:22.840><c> electricians</c><00:22:23.720><c> electrical</c><00:22:24.200><c> and</c> operators
• electricians electrical and operators electricians electrical and technology<00:22:25.039><c> system
• Act I do want to highlight just Security Act I do want to highlight just some<00:25:15.120><c> of</c
• a geographical region where we may<00:48:02.400><c> not</c><00:48:02.640><c> have</c><00:48:02.800><

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm also working with MCC to secure funding.
• I'm also working with MCC to secure funding.
• I'm also working with MCC to secure funding.
• I'm also working with MCC to secure funding.
• I'm also working with MCC to secure funding.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Speaker, your Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections, to which was referred Senate Bill 74
• Senate Bill 74, introduced by the Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections, revises provisions
• I have Amendment No. 926 proposed by the Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections.
• Assembly Bill No. 534, introduced by the Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections.
• Senate Bill No. 76, introduced by the Committee on Judiciary, revises provisions relating to securities

Keywords: 909, all

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• In Part 4 of that bill, and a budget proviso in the Operating Budget Bill, Senate Bill 5167.
• They've provided information about the Working Families Tax Credit at the WorkSource Centers.
• They've provided information about the Working Families Tax Credit at the Work Source Centers.
• And DVA has been getting a credit at the work source centers.
• Or call our telephone information center with questions about 5814.

Summary: The House Finance Committee held a work session that began with welcoming new member Rep. Janice Zahn, who introduced herself as representing the 41st Legislative District. The Department of Revenue then gave an update on the Antio-related legislation following the Washington Supreme Court decision and the 2025 session changes. DOR explained its voluntary disclosure program and the new expanded voluntary disclosure agreement for taxpayers with unreported investment income, including broader eligibility and interest/penalty relief, but said utilization has been minimal so far because additional implementation questions remain unresolved. The committee next received the annual update on the Working Families Tax Credit. DOR reported record participation in 2025, with about $205 million refunded through October and a major increase in applications after TurboTax added the credit to its filing software. Officials said most dollars went to households with children, outreach efforts remained important, and community partners and state agencies helped increase uptake. Members focused heavily on fraud concerns, especially tax preparers allegedly filing claims without applicants’ knowledge or diverting refunds; DOR said it is using fraud detection tools, training preparers, and trying to make applicants whole, but current law does not provide direct penalties against preparers. The final portion covered implementation of engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5814, which expanded sales tax to certain services. DOR described the new tax framework, its guidance process, and the large volume of ruling requests and outreach since the law took effect October 1. Committee members asked about fiscal assumptions, the scope of taxable services, and whether the department had revised its implementation estimates; DOR said the fiscal note assumed broad application absent explicit exemptions and that no expenditure revision had been made. In stakeholder testimony, Expedia and T-Mobile argued the law creates complexity and competitive disadvantages for Washington businesses, while a construction training provider said the tax raises tuition for workers seeking required certifications. School and nonprofit representatives said the tax will increase costs for special education services, arts programming, and other public-facing activities, and urged exemptions or further legislative fixes. The chair closed by noting the committee would revisit 5814 in the next session and then adjourned the meeting.

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• Harvest IQ, they're moving growing operations to Albuquerque from where?
• Operating as it was designed, where we will feed the program fund.
• So, there were a lot of security concerns initially.
• Data centers with private information will become more vulnerable.
• So that's their operating model.

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

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• Luke Air Force Base is recognized as a premier international training center for the F-35 fighter aircraft
• Group, where he contributed to the operational excellence of the 56th Fighter Wing and its extensive
• He wholeheartedly served as part of the backbone of allied air power and international security.
• He served as part of the backbone of allied air power and international security.
• He was at the very center of it, and he didn't just serve, he led.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the national anthem, then recorded attendance and approved the prior journal. Senators also welcomed radiologists in the gallery for Radiology Advocacy Day. The chamber adopted a motion to request House consent to adjourn after completing business on Thursday, April 2, 2026, and return Tuesday, April 7, 2026; the motion passed and the House was to be notified. The Senate also noted that House messages would not be read and that Senate bills 1020 and 1247 were transmitted to the Governor. The main substantive item was Senate Resolution 1002, a death resolution honoring Lieutenant Colonel Salvatore Capitano, an Italian Air Force officer who served at Luke Air Force Base as an F-35 instructor and evaluator pilot. The resolution and floor remarks emphasized his military service, leadership, support for allied cooperation, and his role in Arizona’s partner-country driver’s license reciprocity effort. Senators introduced several guests connected to the Italian military and consular community, and the resolution was unanimously adopted, followed by a moment of silence and transmission of the resolution to the Secretary of State. Before recess, a senator introduced a student guest in the gallery. Senate Democrats also entered a statement into the journal protesting the earlier floor handling of HB 2072, the bill repealing Cesar Chavez Day, saying amendments were not fully heard and criticizing the lack of dialogue and transparency. The Senate then recessed for caucus and later adjourned.

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• It's related to the Winnisquam Regional CTE Center. was done the last capital budget you was done the
• <00:12:28.519><c> CTE</c> regional CTE regional CTE Center<00:12:30.800><c> so</c><00:12:31.040><c> what
• That's where the CTE were funded this last operating budget cycle.
• A decision was made to take them out of the capital budget and put it into the operating budget.
• Cannon Mountain, it was an appropriation for the Tramway last operating budget of $18 million.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Public Works and Highways committee held a capital budget orientation led by Legislative Budget Assistant Office staff, who walked members through the budget materials, the capital budget process, and the committee’s compare sheet. The presentation explained that agencies begin developing capital requests nearly a year in advance, submit them by May 1, and that the governor’s recommended capital budget is a reduced version of the much larger agency wish list. Members were told the agencies initially requested about $1.1 billion in projects, the catalog was trimmed to just over $400 million in general fund projects, and the governor’s recommendation in the pink book totals about $143 million in general fund capital appropriations. The committee also reviewed the prior capital budget and related statutes and committee procedures. Several specific projects drew discussion. The Department of Education’s CTE projects were explained as having been shifted into the operating budget in the prior cycle and now returning to the capital budget recommendation; members asked whether there was a backup CTE project and whether local approval had been secured for the named project. The Cannon Mountain tramway request was highlighted as a $20 million recommendation, with the presenter explaining that an earlier $18 million appropriation would be lapsed back to the general fund to help balance the budget. The Department of Corrections’ new prison project was also discussed; members were told the state has already appropriated $50 million for planning and site evaluation, but the governor’s current capital budget does not include a new prison construction appropriation because the project is not yet ready for that phase and may need to be funded differently, possibly through a separate, staggered appropriation. State Treasurer Monica Mezzapelli then presented on debt affordability and the state’s borrowing capacity. She said the state’s credit position has improved, with the debt-to-revenue ratio falling from 8.2% in 2015 to 3.8% in 2024, and explained that RSA 6-C limits debt authorization to 10% of unrestricted prior-year revenue. She noted that the Treasury’s planning assumes $60 million in annual bond issuance, with the prison-related $40 million now expected to be issued in 2026 rather than 2025 because the project is not ready to spend the funds. She said the state can still borrow more, but additional debt service must be paid from operating funds, and recommended keeping capital bonding in the $120 million to $130 million range to preserve affordability and the state’s credit rating. Members asked for clarification on the CTE funding shift, the prison schedule, and the meaning of the large agency request totals. The chair and treasurer discussed the governor’s $143 million recommendation versus the committee’s usual target range, and the treasurer said $130 million would be more comfortable than $140 million, with $135 million described as a possible compromise. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the portion provided; the meeting was informational and ended with the presenters offering to answer follow-up questions as agencies come before the committee.

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• </c><00:28:33.200><c> for</c> children, the National Center for children, the National Center for Missing
• <00:41:26.240><c> through</c><00:41:26.640><c> electronic</c> security through electronic security through
• Securing the govern. That's your job.
• </c> of securing the rights of citizens. of securing the rights of citizens.
• </c> needed in each region. needed in each region.

Keywords: 981, all

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• If they were in a child care center for the age three, age four, the money would go to the center.
• </c> resources within the child care centers resources within the child care centers themselves<00:03
• </c> in those areas that don't have centers. in those areas that don't have centers.
• I've told you all this before: my center was a five-star center. I took great pride in that.
• </c> in a center, right? in a center, right?

Committee: Senate Families & Children

Keywords: 958, all

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• TO DIG INVESTMENTS IN FLORIDA'S SPACEPORT TO SUPPORT CONTINUED GROWTH AND ESTABLISHES THE TRANSIT OPERATING
• Collins: THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR. 582758 DOES THE FOLLOWING, ESTABLISHES INTERMODAL LOGISTICS CENTER WORKING
• Berman: THERE'S ALSO WHOLE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PRIORITIES INCLUDING NEW TECHNOLOGY OR CYBER SECURITY
• Berman: OKAY, DO WE HAVE BUSINESSES LINED UP THAT WE THINK WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CYBER SECURITY
• FIRST BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE ISSUES IN CYBER SECURITY, IT MAY BE SOMETHING MORE AUTOMATION FOCUSED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So this is a bill that can provide that kind of regional regulatory framework.
• There was a discussion about regional regulation.
• </c> regional regulation. regional regulation.
• I I've operated in more than one others?
• It's the boat the the motor vehicle<01:29:28.639><c> operator.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all