Transcript Highlights:

• Unfortunately, lawyers do not speak the same language as business people or compliance professionals
• Atkins, a number of years ago, Senator Kennedy and I teamed up to pass a law entitled Holding Foreign
• was designed to protect American investors and actually also American businesses by ensuring that foreign
• Yeah, there are different rules for foreign. Why? Good question.
• So why not use our bargaining strength, our economy, to get foreign companies to build their plants in

Keywords: financial regulations, SEC, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Transit Administration, nominees, Empowering Main Street in America Act, capital formation, economic growth

Summary: The committee meeting focused on several nominees within key financial institutions, including discussions surrounding the SEC, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency. Notable dialogue included concerns over regulatory balance, with various members emphasizing a need to streamline regulations to foster innovation while ensuring accountability and safety for investors. The importance of the proposed 'Empowering Main Street in America Act' was highlighted as a means to facilitate access to capital for small businesses, underlining the current administration's approach towards financial regulations.

Transcript Highlights:

• The last amendment strikes the language where the HOA...
• It also has language that would allow the state to opt in.
• report language that you voted on already in House Bill 1249.
• Senate Bill 185 is the ban on vapes for foreign adversaries.
• That language has been in the bill since the very beginning.

Keywords: 964, all

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• > countries<00:55:53.440> or from those foreign countries or from those foreign countries
• But this isn't just about foreign policy.
• support of my bill, the Foreign support of my bill, the Foreign Emissions<04:27:27.439> and
• are happening in Canada or other foreign are happening in Canada or other foreign sources<04:30:
• <04:55:07.200> emissions, making clear that all foreign emissions, making clear that all foreign

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• the language. the language.
• <00:22:58.000> first open border illegal foreigner first open border illegal foreigner first
• Yes. here on our homeland, not in<00:48:34.240> foreign<00:48:34.559> soil,<00:48:35.040
• > here<00:48:35.280> on<00:48:35.520> our<00:48:35.680> homeland in foreign
• soil, here on our homeland in foreign soil, here on our homeland just<00:48:36.720> in<00:48:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, March 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• <01:43:44.159> of line 11 uh it says that the language of line 11 uh it says that the language
• in someone from a religious in a foreign in someone from a religious in a foreign religious<02:03
• General Stark said, "I am the enemy of all foreign influence and all foreign influence is tyranny."
• <02:08:36.159> legal We're talking about a foreign legal We're talking about a foreign legal
• foreign influence and all foreign foreign influence and all foreign influence<02:09:07.520> is

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, a big part of this is making sure that we have the correct language in there for the hemp industry
• <01:04:14.480> in that we have the correct language in that we have the correct language in
• liquor corporations owned by foreign liquor corporations owned by foreign companies<01:10:33.560
• countries, will that tax that we will lose, the people of Kentucky will lose, go back to the foreign
• countries, will that tax that we will lose, the people of Kentucky will lose, go back to the foreign

Keywords: 958, all

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• Um, and then we had to make a couple of kind of technical changes to align the language and the spreadsheet
• Sections 2, 9, and 10 contain the utility co-op attachments and appurtenances language that was heard
• Sections 18 through 21 um contain the land bank economic development abatement language that was heard
• 00:02:43.400> was it contains language that was it contains language that was introduced<00:02
• <00:03:02.160> uh Um, there's a bill uh bill language uh Um, there's a bill uh bill language

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , similar language.
• , similar language.
• work with you guys on minor language work with you guys on minor language tweaks<00:18:39.120>
• <00:19:07.520> similar language similar language similar uh<00:19:09.360> what's<00:19:
• I think the language, especially the initial language in the bill, merely works to make it clear that

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Then Senate Bill 200 by Senator Hodges, provides relative to foreign adversaries, agents of foreign adversaries
• if it is determined that a threat exists and the threat is on land that's owned by one of our six foreign
• Then the bill 200 by Senator Hodges, provides relative to foreign adversaries, agents of foreign adversaries
• if it is determined that a threat exists and the threat is on land that's owned by one of our six foreign
• Amendment 1 and 2 are technical, and 3 and 4 basically put back the language to original law like it

Bills: HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, HR257, HR258, HR259, HR260, HR261, HR262, HR263, HCR105, HCR106, SCR30, SB57, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB450, SB465, SB501, SB525, HR3, HR80, HR197, HR243, SCR5, SCR35, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB398, HB646, HR84, HR188, HR205, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB302, HB819, HB1257, HB1258, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, HCR72, HB633, HB603, HB940, HB251, HB775, HB998, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, HB842, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: Pineville High School, Lady Rebels, softball, LHSAA, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Class 5A, state championship, high school sports, student athletes, commendation, resolution, athletics, girls softball, championship team, Pineville, school recognition, sportsmanship, coach Allison Frye, Louisiana legislature, House Resolution

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, roll call, and several personal privileges recognizing visitors and special observances, including Transportation Day and a day without child care at the Capitol. Members also honored the Southern University Laboratory School track teams, early childhood educators, and later offered condolences and tributes, including a memorial resolution for Derek Butler’s family and birthday recognitions for members and staff. The chamber received Senate messages, committee reports, and introduced or adopted several resolutions and bills throughout the day. A major portion of the floor was devoted to retirement-system cleanup and funding bills, including Senate Bills 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21. Members and authors explained these measures as technical changes to simplify contribution formulas, separate funding for COLAs and benefit increases from debt paydown, and update reemployment or benefit rules for retirees in various systems. Most of these bills passed with large margins after brief questions about whether they would affect automatic debt reduction; authors repeatedly said they would not stop debt paydown. Other measures passed on topics such as emergency vehicle procedures, international driving reciprocity with Ireland, seat belt use, port commission appointments, GOHSEP cybersecurity authority, storage facility rental rules, biomarker testing coverage, DNA sample collection procedures, and a law-institute bill on movable-property leases. The House also adopted HCR 72, the Jonas A. Feeley Act, which memorializes Congress to expedite research and treatment development for acute myeloid leukemia in honor of a deceased veteran, and H.B. 1258, which directs the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on handling unlawfully possessed sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife. Another notable bill, Senate Bill 200, created a process for expropriating property tied to foreign adversaries near military bases, with amendments allowing voluntary divestment before expropriation. Most measures were adopted by wide margins, with co-author votes taken on some resolutions and bills tabled or returned to the calendar when requested. The most extended debate centered on Senate Bill 217, which would reduce the number of judges in Orleans Parish courts based on a statewide workload study. Supporters said the National Center for State Courts study showed Orleans had more judges than comparable parishes and that the bill would right-size the courts and save about $2.1 million. Opponents questioned the study’s methodology, the lack of Orleans delegation involvement, the counting of cases, the absence of uniform statewide clerk-of-court standards, and whether reducing criminal judges made sense given crime concerns. Despite the criticism, the bill was advanced after lengthy questioning, while the chamber continued to move other bills and resolutions forward.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's just trying to. efficiently clean up some of the language so we don't get bogged down with the new
• I would put in language that narrows it very specifically and I would want to think a little bit more
• So if you want to give me some language today, I'm happy to consider it. Thank you, thank you.
• threats. foreign adversaries.
• So thinking about the larger language model, we've been enjoying since the past few years.

Bills: HB3146, HB3719, HB3895, HB3923, HB4748, HB4751, HB4936, HB4952, HB4990, HB4991, HB5061, HB5196, HB5238, HB5246, HB5487

Keywords: State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, administrative hearings, contested case, contested case hearing, administrative law judge, ALJ, final decision, proposed decision, agency hearing, hearing continuance, rescheduling, Texas administrative law, Government Code Chapter 2001, workers' compensation, Department of Human Resources, Texas Labor Code, Transportation Code, Agriculture Code, Insurance Code

Transcript Highlights:

• The language is not tight. We've seen the language in California.
• Corporations in New Mexico, foreign corporation doesn't mean foreign in terms of another country.
• Clarification language that's being added.
• I mean, you're adding severability language to...
• and the addition of the IPRAA language, um, based on the, um, language, um, based on the, um, it would

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• This means the current landscape in which two foreign proxy advisory firms have an outsized influence
• Both of these proxy advisors are foreign-controlled and claim that they are making recommendations to
• Now, the House Committee on the Judiciary has alleged that ISS and Glass-Lewis are a foreign-owned duopoly
• based on non-financial considerations, whether that be ESG or DEI, their consulting business or their foreign
• They usually use this cookie-cutter language for all... sectors that conflict with the unique extensive

Bills: SB312, SB945, SB946, SB1367, SB1861, SB2044, SB2337, SB2403, SB2819, SJR54

Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards

Transcript Highlights:

• I think they'd be shocked to know that last year 40,000 foreigners visited these national labs and fully
• I think most Americans would be shocked. to know that one out of every five foreign scientists visiting
• I was walking jams Gem okay, sorry English is my second language.
• The Biden administration estimated that we were about 18 months ahead in AI development for the. language
• Yeah, so I think that's, when I first learned about the sheer volume of foreign researchers that came

Keywords: nuclear energy, permitting process, energy production, public lands, national parks, uranium imports, legislative bills, infrastructure development

Summary: The committee meeting was dominated by discussions on a variety of legislative bills including major topics such as nuclear energy advancement, the effects of regulatory hurdles on energy production, and proposals to improve national park staffing and maintenance. Members expressed concerns over the federal government's handling of uranium imports and the necessity for maintaining a robust domestic nuclear supply chain. Efforts to streamline permitting processes to facilitate more efficient energy project development were also a focal point, alongside public testimony from stakeholders in the energy and environmental sectors. The meeting highlighted the urgent need for infrastructure development to meet rising energy demands while addressing climate change impacts.

Transcript Highlights:

• Since 2003, we have worked together to build a robust legal firewall by implementing the Foreign-Owned
• The Foreign-Owned Real Estate and National Security Act, the Pacific Conflict Stress Tests Act, the Foreign
• It was actually DHS's language that they provided.
• Including this language isn't expanding anything.
• So they have the included but not limited to language.

Bills: LR509, LR510, LR511

Keywords: congratulations, Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame, Deloris Marshall Adamson, recognition, achievement, service, retirement, Nebraska Legislature, public service, legislature, Nebraska, 956, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This group also helps promote foreign direct investment.
• Finally, in order to support our businesses not only here but also to promote foreign investment, we
• helps promote foreign direct investment uh<00:30:57.600> so uh so uh so uh<00:30:59.000> a
• investment uh and continue to foreign investment uh and continue to grow<00:31:19.000> here<00
• investment uh we promote for foreign investment uh we have<00:31:30.120> offices<00:31:30.799

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee held an introductory organizational meeting for the newly named Workforce and Economic Development Committee, with Chair Dave Baker noting a quorum and that no votes or formal actions were scheduled. Members and staff introduced themselves and described their districts, backgrounds, and priorities. Several members emphasized worker protections, labor experience, small business concerns, rural economic issues, and the importance of balancing employer and employee interests. Others highlighted education-to-workforce pathways, affordability, support for seniors, and opportunities for immigrant and refugee communities. Chair Baker said he wants the committee to find a balance between protecting labor and ensuring a strong employment base, fair rules, and fair taxes, while also acknowledging concerns about recent policy trends and the need to get proposals right before they leave the committee. Members from both parties echoed themes of collaboration and economic opportunity, though some Republicans criticized past rules and regulations as burdensome on small businesses. The committee also welcomed nonpartisan staff and DFL/GOP staff, including the committee administrator, legislative assistant, House Research, and fiscal analysis staff. The committee then received an overview from DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek and deputy commissioners. Varilek described DEED’s mission as empowering growth of the Minnesota economy for everyone, increasing prosperity and extending it broadly, and coordinating with other agencies such as Labor and Industry to avoid duplication and use taxpayer dollars efficiently. He said DEED focuses on business attraction, retention, and expansion, workforce development, and helping Minnesotans—including people with disabilities—prepare for jobs and independent living. A deputy commissioner began outlining the economic development division’s structure and operations, but the transcript cuts off before the full presentation was completed.

Transcript Highlights:

• And when it went over to the House, they added language on drones.
• They were trying, we were trying to help the Farm Bureau. ...language on drones.
• It also has some language on transparency and guidance around fees.
• There were two bills that had language prohibiting fees.
• When we sent that, we added some of that language here in the Senate.

Keywords: 964, all

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• Some of this language is um questions.
• Another example is foreign countries.
• Another example is foreign countries.
• Another example is foreign countries.
• Another example is foreign countries.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on the Legislative Budget Assistant audit of the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification’s response to 12 findings, especially those tied to mental health workforce licensure. The executive director said 10 findings were substantially resolved, one fully resolved, and one partially resolved, with most issues tied to ongoing rulemaking. He explained that the office regulates 61 professions, has limited rules-drafting staff, and is working through a long rulemaking process while also adapting to frequent statutory changes. The committee discussed the first finding on license portability/endorsement, which the director said was the office’s highest priority and had been implemented through universal recognition rules adopted in 2023. Members asked detailed questions about how the office reviews other states’ licensing standards, whether it evaluates jurisdictions case-by-case or maintains a database, and how many jurisdictions qualify for endorsement in various professions. The director said the office initially reviewed all states and professions at once, now maintains and updates a list of substantially similar jurisdictions, and sometimes evaluates narrower jurisdictions such as counties, cities, or foreign countries. He noted that some professions, like nursing, have broad reciprocity, while others, including some mental health-related fields, vary widely and may have only a limited number of qualifying jurisdictions. He also said the office is exploring whether AI could help with research and tracking, though not with final verification. The committee then turned to expedited licensure processing. The director said the office now handles examination, review, and issuance or denial based on board-set criteria, rather than requiring every board to review every application, which has sped up processing. He said delays still occur with criminal background checks and FBI fingerprint processing because of paper forms, federal involvement, and back-and-forth with the Department of Safety when releases are incomplete or incorrect. Members raised concerns about broader state process bottlenecks and asked whether legislation could help streamline the system. A legislator said he was already working on related background-check language for another agency and believed the current draft may satisfy FBI requirements.

Transcript Highlights:

• He provided an amendment that made it more flexible language. Okay.
• I mean, this committee heard four bills on foreign adversaries. Five after today. It's just...
• And so this new language merely removes that restriction.
• I did run the language by both Representative Bosch and the Secretary of State's office.
• Is there some language that you think is workable?

Bills: HB1162

Keywords: Lake Agassiz, water authority, board of directors, state highways, water management, 908, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1162, which would add the West Fargo mayor as a voting member of the Lake Agassiz Water Authority board. The sponsor and Fargo’s mayor argued West Fargo has grown into a major regional water stakeholder and should have a formal vote, while members questioned the board structure and why the change was not framed more specifically. The bill was supported in testimony, closed without opposition, and received a 6-0 do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 1259 on annual legislative sessions and session structure. Members adopted an amendment that left the structure and logistics of sessions to legislative management rather than prescribing details in statute, after discussion about flexibility, committee workload, annual versus biennial sessions, and concerns about preserving debate and committee process. The amended bill received a 4-2 do pass recommendation, with some members voting no because they preferred a different committee recommendation or had concerns about the broader change. House Bill 1254, which would allow any North Dakota resident to obtain a State Library card, drew supportive testimony from the bill sponsor and State Library staff. They said the change would align law with current practice and expand access to books, e-materials, and other resources statewide, including for military families and out-of-state state employees. The committee closed the hearing and approved the bill 6-0. The committee also considered House Bill 1469, which narrows financial disclosure requirements so only business or trust interests directly related to the office sought or held must be disclosed. After brief discussion that the change would reduce unnecessary disclosure burdens, the committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a 6-0 do pass recommendation. House Bill 1368, dealing with administrative rules and the standard for challenging them, was opposed by committee counsel as too broad and legally problematic; the committee rejected it on a 4-2 do not pass vote. Finally, House Bill 1219, which would reduce the required perpetual care fund set-aside for certain cemeteries from 20% to 10%, received supportive testimony from the sponsor, cemetery representatives, and local users, but also concern about long-term fund health. The committee ultimately recommended do pass on a 5-1 vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• crafted the language in the amendment. crafted the language in the amendment.
• <00:56:58.240> in because we passed this very language in because we passed this very language
• Hampshire National Guard in the foreign Hampshire National Guard in the foreign state.<01:25:05.360
• By foreign judgments, foreign judgments.
• language and said no. language and said no.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Uh we are looking at the language of the Uh we are looking at the language of the bill<00:50:15.960><
• So, uh it's not so much the language, but is is the perpetual foreigner and the stutterness to add more
• foreigner and the is uh the perpetual foreigner and the stutterness<01:12:17.920> to<01:12:18.080
• So, uh it's not so much the language, but is is the perpetual foreigner and the stutterness to add more
• I think the language is correct.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all