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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the censorship industrial complex. Mar 25th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Constitution Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- A man who has declared himself above the law, including the First Amendment.
- These entities have worked in overlapping and mutually reinforcing ways to control the American mind.
- Mark Zuckerberg, who spent nearly $450 million in the 2020 election to control the outcome there, has
- other competitors and also to try to control the information that flows to the American people.
- Actually, that's not strong enough, to try and control outcomes in our political system.
Keywords:
censorship, First Amendment, social media, misinformation, free speech, government regulation, Big Tech, public discourse
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on the implications of government involvement in censorship, particularly regarding social media platforms and compliance with misinformation standards. senators and witnesses discussed growing concerns over the influence of large tech companies, like Facebook and Google, in shaping public discourse and suppressing dissenting views. A significant part of the meeting included testimonies from various experts emphasizing the dangers of the 'censorship industrial complex'—a term used to describe the collaborative efforts between government entities and private organizations to control information flow. This collaboration is viewed as a violation of First Amendment rights, with calls for urgent legislative action to restore free speech protections.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- Um of the Declaration of Independence.
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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And my second question is, why does this bill preempt local control?
- This truck was kind of out of control.'
- They have absolutely no input into or control over what is happening there.
- The Jerusalem Declaration definition on antisemitism.
- The Jerusalem Declaration, I'm not familiar with.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-13 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Special Session 2026 May 8th, 2026
Alabama House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Because the bills that were drawn in 2023 were declared by a three-judge panel as well as the Supreme
- At the end of the day, it is a map perspective, one that was declared unconstitutional by the three-judge
- map, two maps that was drawn by the majority in this body and the upper chamber, which were both declared
- The primaries under state law are controlled by the parties.
- Nothing in the bill will change at all unless the court reverses this ruling and allows and declare it
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Oct 1st, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Could the governor continue declaring executive orders and funding these?
- But let me be clear: in this conversation, what was declared an emergency was due to actions taken by
- I don't think it deserved a special session emergency declaration, starting off by blaming Donald Trump
- We've talked about some of the emergency declarations.
- Doesn't mean I control it.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, in New York, advanced power flow control added 185 megawatts of transmission capacity, enough to
- Our core product is an advanced power flow controller, a semiconductor-based device that can be used
- And did you say the Attorney General needs to go into court to get this declared constitutional?
- We're gonna, we declare federal law to be invalid in this subject area, this subject area.
- over ordinances or any control for the most part.
Bills:
HB 551, HB 1281, HB 1378, HB 1617, HB 2868, HB 2881, HB 3374, HB 4439, HB 4726, HB 4732, HB 4878, HB 4914, HB 4921, HB 4958, HB 5200, HB 5318, HB 5360, HB 5402, HB 5568, HB 5573, HB 5623, HJR 218
Keywords:
political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, April 27, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Schneider, each will control 20 minutes.
- The chair recognizes control 20 minutes.
- Schneider, will each control 20 minutes.
- The chair recognizes control 20 minutes.
- designates certain federally declared designates certain federally declared disasters<04:11:48.720
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Sep 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Bill 238 by Assembly Member Harabedian and act relating to wildfire relief and declaring the
- When we err on the side of local control, projects like these don't kind of fall through one of these
- Senate Bill 782 by Senator Perez and act relating to local government and declared an urgency measure
- Employers are in control, and employees have no other way to require their employers to provide them
- I rise to present SB 639, the Sacramento Flood Control Authorization Act, authored by Senator Ashby.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed visiting students from De La Salle High School and a guest for Assembly Member Kalra, and then moved through a lengthy concurrence and third-reading agenda. Early actions included concurrence on ACR 21 honoring fallen Galt Police Officer Herminda Grewal, followed by a series of mostly noncontroversial bills on utilities, reclamation districts, housing, wildfire relief, mobile homes, environmental quality, health care coverage, and local government. Several measures were presented as technical, clarifying, or urgency bills, and many passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; notable items included AB 238 (wildfire mortgage forbearance), AB 571 (Southern California Veterans Cemetery permitting/CEQA exemption), AB 574 (health care coverage), AB 696 (lithium-ion battery safety advisory group), AB 1150 (airport car rental facility maintenance), AB 1154 (ADU parking standards), and SB 499 (impact fee deferrals for emergency-related parkland and utility infrastructure). SB 499 drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing disaster resilience and dual-use parkland and an opponent arguing it would worsen housing-related fee burdens; it ultimately passed after a call was lifted.
The chamber also adopted SJR 4 urging restoration of NIH funding, and passed SB 230 expanding workers’ compensation presumptions to additional firefighters, SB 92 tightening density bonus law to curb loopholes, SB 782 creating disaster relief financing districts, SB 40 capping insulin copays at $35 and limiting step therapy, SB 362 strengthening small-business financing disclosures, SB 513 requiring workers access to training records, SB 489 requiring public agencies involved in housing approvals to post requirements online, SB 31 promoting recycled water use, SB 551 introducing normalization and dynamic security concepts in corrections, SB 639 extending flood-protection deadlines for Sacramento/Yuba projects, SB 653 defining environmentally sensitive vegetation management, AB 652 on air pollution, and SB 221 updating stalking law to include threats to pets. Several bills received recorded opposition or split votes, including SB 551, SB 439, SB 782, and SB 499, but most measures passed comfortably. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments on AB 516 and AB 1523, and later lifted the call on SB 499 to complete passage.
The session included an adjournment in memory of Rick Bryson of Long Beach, with Assembly Member Lowenthal highlighting Bryson’s athletic, business, and civic contributions. The day ended with reminders to secure floor managers for pending bills, a notice of the next day’s 10 a.m. floor session, and adjournment until Thursday, September 4th.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2026-04-08
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It's about certainty, and it's about taking control of our supply chain cooperatively in service to our
- multinational corporations controlling multinational corporations controlling 75%<00:18:52.640><
- Minnesota, including my home county of Pope County, were declared federal disaster areas.
- <01:34:55.920>
um <01:34:56.880>uh declares um uh declares um uh um<01:35:00.239>declares - He said yes, that declaration case.
Keywords:
energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, elk, cervidae, cervid importation, chronic wasting disease, CWD, animal health, livestock, wildlife disease, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, state veterinarian, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- made unprecedented use of his control made unprecedented use of his control over<00:10:36.320>
- And the power to control election procedures is so significant that the Constitution distributes that
- <00:18:45.960>
election And the power to control election And the power to control election- a national emergency and justify the federal government seizing control of state-run elections.
- <00:26:37.200>
over extraordinary federal control over extraordinary federal control over
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- in which the declaration is filed. in which the declaration is filed.
- So when shall forward each declaration.
- It's going to be probably a declaration of candidacy, my guess. >> Yeah, declarations of candidacy shall
- It's going to be probably a declaration of candidacy, my guess. >> Yeah, declarations of candidacy shall
- Under 655:17, it says you have to declare for declarations of candidacy.
Summary:
The committee first held a public hearing on CACR 30, a constitutional amendment that would make Public Utilities Commission members elected rather than appointed. Representative Thomas Opel testified in support, arguing that rising energy costs and the utility rate-setting structure make the PUC too insulated from ratepayers, and that elected commissioners would be more accountable. He also said the proposal should ideally include a ban on contributions from regulated utilities to PUC campaigns, and acknowledged the draft had errors and needed work. Representative Lane questioned whether a contribution ban would be constitutional, and Opel said there may be ways to structure one to survive legal challenge. The hearing closed with five online supporters and two opponents reported, and no one else testified.
The committee then went into executive session on House Bill 1062, authorizing the Secretary of State to conduct random audits of voters’ citizenship qualifications. Representative Newsome offered an amendment to clarify how voters with no evidence either way would be treated and to require a public report on audit results, including referrals, costs, and databases used. Representative Aqua opposed the amendment, saying the bill should pass as written. The amendment failed 9-7, and after further debate over privacy and the purpose of audits, the committee voted 9-7 to recommend ought to pass on HB 1062. Representative Barry was assigned the majority report and Representative Newsome the minority report.
The committee next considered House Bill 1388, which would clarify the form of ballots for constitutional amendments. Representative Weary said the bill simply provides clarity for voters and imposes no hardship on the Secretary of State’s office. The committee unanimously voted 17-0 to recommend ought to pass and placed the bill on the consent calendar.
Finally, the committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 1125, enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections. Representative Weary said partisan labels would help voters understand candidate positions and address low turnout in local elections. He emphasized the bill is enabling, not mandatory. Members questioned why the change was needed if few municipalities have used existing authority, and whether it would increase divisiveness. Weary said many voters are unaware of the option and that partisan labels would give them more information. The hearing closed with five online supporters and 184 opponents. The committee then began executive session on House Bill 1187, concerning the filing deadline for special-election candidates for state representative, but discussion was still ongoing in the transcript.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-29 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, next are duties of controllers, and this starts on 4733.
- And so, these are the processes that most controllers are already using.
- Controllers must allow...
- Controllers who conduct profiling.
- I will declare very brief recesses. >> Senate will come back to order.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- You must have domicile in New Hampshire to vote, and you also are, once you do make such a declaration
- either through registration declaration either through registration or<00:21:49.559>
voting <00 - And both of them only declare one thing: that you live somewhere.
- You elect to declare a domicile when you choose to move, right?
- You elect to declare a domicile when you choose to move, right?
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Pursuant to clause 12A of rule one, the Chair declares the House in recess until noon today.
- Dingell, each will control 20 minutes.
- <07:26:56.478>
the Speaker, I rise today to declare the Speaker, I rise today to declare the - public health emergency declarations public health emergency declarations issued<07:27:10.798>
- <07:27:34.798>
powers declaration will unlock emergency powers declaration will unlock emergency - <07:27:34.798>
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, February 24, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Velázquez, each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas. Mr.
- Velázquez, each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas. Mr.
- This will declare the duties of advocacy when acting on the world stage.
- Velázquez, each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas. Mr.
- Velázquez, will each control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas. Mr.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That's within our control, and that's what we're working on.
- But we certainly can control what we do at the state level.
- We cannot control how much it rains.
- But once that rain hits the ground, we can control partially what it does.
- . grant program, which allows the maintenance of dams for flood control.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I declare the same to have passed.
- It is declared passed.
- I declare them both have passed.
- I declare the. Same to have passed.
- I declare the same to have passed.
Bills:
SB1627, SB227, SB366, SB1193, SB1433, SB1450, SB1481, SB1749, SB1810, SB1812, SB1921, SB1948, SB2044, SB2178, SB169, SB1877, HB1409, SB1266, SB1432
Keywords:
criminal code cleanup, duplicate statutes, statutory consolidation, repealer bill, emergency clause, Title 21 crimes, Title 47 DUI, child abuse reporting, child neglect, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, sex offenses, rape, stalking, domestic abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, sex trafficking, gang-related offense, eluding police
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 13 Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Declare the vote. Ninety-six aye, one nay.
- Declare the vote. 96 aye, one nay.
- They declared the emergency to have passed. Mr. Floor Leader. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- OBN was in the room, and we were discussing this and just looking at ways to more control, and that was
- Declare the vote: 85 aye, 12 nay.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- But under the scenario that you're saying, yes, almost every other state, whether it's Republican controlled
- or Democrat controlled, has the ability to manage their programs we do not.
- I declare the motion to table to have passed. Are there further questions on the bill? See none.
- I declare House Bill 4440 to be passed.
- Having received 14 ayes and two nays, I declare HJR 1087 to have passed committee, turning the gavel
Keywords:
Medicaid, low-income adults, healthcare, eligibility restrictions, constitutional amendment, Medicaid expansion, SoonerCare, health coverage, federal matching funds, FMAP, Article XXV-A, state question, special election, Title 63, public assistance, healthcare funding, federal-state match, Medicaid eligibility, Oklahoma Constitution, ad valorem