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• another American before we punish you. another American before we punish you.
• law out of our American communities. law out of our American communities.
• First, it should protect Americans. It should protect American children.
• Protect Americans. Protect Americans.
• We were all Americans then, and still today we are all Americans.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• eligibility requirements have preserved the stability and peaceful transfer of power that defines American
• Haddock, SMART Transportation Division 492 out of Roseville-Sacramento, in support, also Santa Cruz native
• Gabriela Cervantes here on behalf of the American Council of Engineering Companies, in support.
• what it means, you know, even for school board members to be voted on by some of the high school students
• And the programs we have to allow students to serve at the polls have been great to plant those seeds

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on March 25, 2026, with nine measures on the agenda and three bills taken on consent. The committee approved the consent calendar for AB 1736, AB 1853, and AB 2153. The committee also heard several election-related bills, including AB 1993 on ballot-envelope privacy, AB 1788 on nonprofit disclosure of travel payments for elected officials, AB 1560 on barring people convicted of public corruption from lobbying, AB 1539 on presidential and vice-presidential ballot eligibility certifications, AB 1919 on Santa Cruz Metro local tax initiative procedures, and AB 1562 on county selection of poll workers. The chair also noted membership changes and welcomed new and returning members and staff. AB 1993 drew the most debate. The author argued it was a common-sense safeguard to prevent voters’ choices from being visible through ballot-envelope holes, citing a Sacramento County incident and public concern about ballot privacy. County election officials, the Secretary of State’s office, and Disability Rights California opposed the bill, saying the holes also serve accessibility and processing functions, that existing voter instructions already address privacy, and that the measure would create implementation problems and an unfunded mandate. After extended discussion, the committee voted the bill out on a 2-6 roll call and it failed. AB 1788 was supported by the FPPC and the League of Women Voters and passed as amended to Appropriations, with members emphasizing transparency while seeking to avoid unintended coverage of organizations like NCSL and CSG. AB 1560 passed 6-0 despite the Secretary of State’s implementation concerns about how the office would learn of relevant convictions. AB 1539, which would require party representatives to certify presidential and vice-presidential nominees’ constitutional eligibility, passed 7-0 as amended. AB 1919, which would clarify procedures for a Santa Cruz Metro voter initiative to place a transit tax on the ballot, passed 6-2, and AB 1562, which would allow counties to randomly select poll workers, passed 7-1 after discussion about civic engagement, guardrails, and election administration. The committee then completed roll-call adjustments for absent members and adjourned.

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• I'll highlight on line 92 the $1.5 million for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
• American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
• Now, in New Mexico, we also serve about 117,000 students in our public higher education system.
• We have over 19,000 students in our system.
• In New Mexico, 2200 students puts us in the middle of the pack in education, right?

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• A student wrote to another student, 'I'm going to shoot you in English tomorrow.'
• > student.
• <01:49:57.760> I'm student wrote to another student.
• I'm student wrote to another student.
• American epidemic.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House first adopted a conference committee report on House File 3426, a natural resources bill. Representative Jordan said the report largely reflected the House position, with changes including removal of the word “random” regarding DNR checks, clarification of minimum grant amount limits for trail maintenance and other projects, a two-year sunset on those caps, and repeal of obsolete language requiring DNR approval of ENRTF-funded acquisitions. Representative Heintzeman said the changes were technical and supported the bill. The motion prevailed, and the bill was given third reading. The House then concurred in Senate amendments to House File 4239, the campaign finance bill, and House File 4240, the elections bill. Representative Fryberg said HF 4239 addressed campaign disclaimers and privacy of addresses on campaign documents, with a compromise $10,000 security spending limit, authority for the Campaign Finance Board to dismiss frivolous complaints, and limits on sharing addresses with caucus leaders. HF 4240, the Secretary of State’s administrative bill, added an immediate effective date for a Three Rivers Park Commissioner disclosure requirement, removed an appropriation and related policy language, included amendments on special school district elections and betting on elections, and corrected a discrepancy with public safety language. Both bills were passed as amended by the Senate, with 118-15 and 127-6 votes respectively. The House also passed Senate File 3720, the workers’ compensation advisory council recommendations. Representatives Baker and Berg described bipartisan, unanimous council recommendations updating the workers’ compensation reinsurance process, allowing appellate judges to be assigned when needed, adding psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners as PTSD diagnosticians, updating attorney fee notice rules, increasing compensation for permanent partial disability, clarifying witness rules at employer medical exams, extending the time for employers to deny liability from 60 to 90 days, and correcting a prior error affecting DLI commissioner authority. The bill passed 132-1. Finally, Representative Long moved to suspend the rules to recall House File 5140, the comprehensive gun violence prevention package, from committee and bring it directly to passage. Long and Representative Greenman argued the Senate had already passed the bill and urged immediate action, citing the Annunciation shooting and other gun violence incidents. Representative Heintzeman raised concerns about the bill’s language, arguing a provision on protruding grips could make all handguns illegal and questioning other penalty provisions. Debate on the motion and bill continued, but no final vote on HF 5140 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• Students are involved in anything.
• Hispanic, Anglo, Native American, Black, boys, girls, gifted, you know, developmentally delayed.
• My constituents like it, the students like it.
• I talk to the students. I want to know what they think.
• But the other part of that is that those students who are African American, Black, and identify as such

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The meeting began as an informal education budget work group focused on reviewing a revised House Appropriations and Finance Committee scenario and flagging concerns rather than taking votes. Staff outlined the main changes from the LFC recommendation, including moving the statewide student information system appropriation, adding funding for the Black, Bilingual, Multicultural and Hispanic Education Act, universal school meals overrun costs, an evidence-based CTE pilot with a 50% local match, STEM network funding, wellness room pilots, Martinez-Yazzie action plan items, and changes to innovation zone and out-of-school time appropriations. A separate handout on the seven-year CTE pilot explained spending patterns, reversions, and possible federal maintenance-of-effort concerns if the state continues funding beyond a true pilot. Members then debated CTE extensively, with several arguing it improves attendance, graduation, and career readiness and should be sustained or expanded, especially in rural areas, while staff and others emphasized that much of the current funding has gone to general operational costs rather than intentional program design and that regional or matched funding models may be more effective. Members also discussed STEM and math initiatives, the need for more industry involvement, and whether the proposed match requirements would be too burdensome for smaller districts and BIE schools. The discussion also covered the Black, Hispanic, and Multilingual Education Acts and the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit. Some members stressed that the acts should be explicitly named in the budget language and not merely implied, while staff said the scenario reaffirms prior commitments by building the costs into agency operating budgets. Members raised concerns about charter school hold-harmless funding, declining enrollment, and the need to align spending with the needs of at-risk students. The work group ended the education portion without any votes, with staff noting they would incorporate the feedback and return with clarifications, including on CTE funding, the educational acts, and the charter hold-harmless item. The meeting then shifted to the child well-being and early childhood work group, where staff presented a revised Early Childhood Education and Care Department scenario. The proposal moved money toward child care assistance and early pre-K, kept the FIT program funding level unchanged, and used a mix of trust fund, TANF, federal, and operating-budget adjustments to close part of the gap between the executive and LFC recommendations. Members questioned the policy direction, especially the shift toward infant and toddler care and pre-K expansion, the impact on school-age child care, and the implications for continuity of care and provider costs. Staff explained that the scenario prioritizes younger children and at-risk families, includes language for a wage and career ladder, and would require legislation to raise the early childhood trust fund distribution cap from 500 to 525. Members also discussed a separate proposed CYFD pilot bill (HB 65), which would be distinct from ECECD funding. No votes were taken, and staff said they would return with more cost information on full pre-K plus wraparound care. A final work group reviewed C2 and Department of Information Technology-related appropriations. Staff compared the LFC and executive recommendations for new funding and reauthorizations, noting that the LFC generally limited new projects while the executive funded more. Members discussed several IT modernization requests, including the Secretary of State’s voter registration and election management systems, the Spaceport Authority, Game and Fish, the State Engineer’s WATERS system, ECECD’s FitKids and EPIC replacement discovery, and Aging and Long-Term Services’ enterprise system modernization. The main themes were whether to fund planning versus full replacement, how to avoid piecemeal spending, and whether new systems should wait for incoming leadership. The Secretary of State’s office said its system is nearing end of life and the planning funds would help prepare a realistic replacement request, while other agencies described aging infrastructure, cybersecurity risks, and the need for modernization. The work group did not vote on any of the items and ended with staff noting additional follow-up on funding needs and reauthorization details.

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• Americans.
• Americans are concerned. Americans are concerned.
• I like to say we're Americans. We're not Americans.
• I like to say we're Americans. We're not I like to say we're Americans. We're not Americans.
• Americans. Americans.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Isaac Bryant's legacy lives on through his students, his family, and the community.
• The city of Lamarck was recently recognized as an all-American city.
• I mean, we are so blessed and that would not have happened if it weren't for amazing women in American
• And she said, the greatest American danger is that we become a collection of special groups.
• Members, please join me in honoring District 51 constituent and East Austin native Berta Rendon Delgado

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• So my overachieving students at Poway High School, the robotics team.
• Today, we are joined by students in their junior year.
• Congratulations to those outstanding students for embracing this path.
• He dedicated many hours mentoring our students in Baldwin Park.
• A native of Los Angeles, Roger graduated from Hamilton High School.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• and prospective students alike.
• next the University of Hava student next the University of Hava student cus<00:15:47.319> Ronald
• chair of the University of ho student chair of the University of ho student caucus<00:16:06.279>
• and prospective students to our students and prospective students alike<00:16:36.040> secondly
• as a student, as many other students had told me, they felt like they could be doing more.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met at the University of Hawaiʻi’s Bachman Hall and heard testimony on several UH-related bills. HB 542 would expand the Hawaiʻi Promise Program to provide unmet-need scholarships at four-year UH campuses. UH system officials, the UH Student Caucus, and a Honolulu Community College student testified in support, emphasizing college affordability, student retention, and workforce needs. Committee members asked about current program data, eligibility, transfer patterns, and cost; UH said it had data available, noted about 10% of current Hawaiʻi Promise students transfer to four-year campuses, and estimated the full expansion would cost about $12 million. UH also suggested a possible alternative of focusing on transfer opportunities from two-year to four-year campuses. The committee then heard HB 840, which concerns athletics appropriations for UH. UH Mānoa and UH Hilo supported the bill. UH officials said the funding would help cover recurring athletics operating costs, women’s sports travel and recruiting, Austin Awards, and a new nutrition fueling station, while Hilo said the money would help with travel, per diem, and conference-related costs. Members asked about the history of the athletics funding, the difference between Austin Awards and special talent waivers, NIL planning, and whether the appropriation should be restored to the base budget. UH explained that a $4 million athletics appropriation was originally made in 2018 or 2019, later removed from the base, and has been reappropriated annually since then. Finally, the committee heard HB 842, which would fund three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions at UH Mānoa’s Counseling and Student Development Center. UH supported the bill, and Academic Labor United and a high school student testified in favor, citing student stress, overwork, and the need for more counseling access. In questions, members discussed the current counselor-to-student ratio, recruitment challenges in a tight labor market, and strategies for hiring, including looking at candidates on soft-money grants who may be seeking stable employment. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• American skill, teamwork, and resolve. American skill, teamwork, and resolve.
• expire would hurt the American people. expire would hurt the American people.
• putting American workers first again. putting American workers first again.
• of Americans afford health insurance. of Americans afford health insurance.
• raises costs for everyday Americans. raises costs for everyday Americans.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• But the one thing that I never want to do with my native friends is offend them.
• Coordination between the governor and the Oklahoma Native American liaison, and then one member of the
• Sorry, our career tech high school students earn those.
• But also, we are starting to engage our students in the Google micro-credentials.
• They stay with a student through. You know, 504 can move on to college.

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• New Mexico communities, and Trees Water and People, who are enhancing land management skills for Native
• American youth, and collaborating with the Ancestral Lands Cooperative.
• And then Trees Water and People, which Is a land management and employment skills for Native American
• I hope not just Native-serving Organizations, but it does ring just it makes me wonder what openness
• The average age for the American farmer right now is 68 years old. I've bypassed that.

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• Americans over the next seven years. Americans over the next seven years.
• <02:29:51.920> For American Property Abroad Act. For American Property Abroad Act.
• Americans, people that they represented. Americans, people that they represented.
• American citizens have been murdered. American citizens have been murdered.
• shot and murdered two American citizens. shot and murdered two American citizens.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• student body president.
• student.
• <02:12:16.880> Here's<02:12:17.199> to for every American student.
• Here's to for every American student.
• that every American family deserves. that every American family deserves.

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

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• Native students consistently have among the worst truancy rates, and that has a long and historic reasoning
• the fall for racing season native the fall for racing season native students<00:04:48.520> consistently
• > 1797<00:21:07.080> students<00:21:07.440> we 39.3% of the students 1797 students
• Disproportionate number of American Indian and Black students referred to the county.
• <00:23:19.400> get<00:23:19.559> students learning and have student get students learning

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And so imagine in our native areas, imagine how services are going to be cut there.
• A lot of times what they do in our very rural and native areas is they have mobile voting units and they
• We did try to fix a lot of that issue with the Native American Voting Rights Act in 2003.
• Across 300,000 students, aiding 200 different school entities, and it starts getting real small real
• information because they are an annually reporting agency, so this, the important information on student

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• I think it's about 20, close to 25% African American population.
• Adams, to try to prevent African American voting.
• District 30 should be a majority African-American district.
• You want to avoid discriminating against African-Americans and Latinos.
• Then it is the Black African-American multicultural race, which is next.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Early childhood education, American education Just if we can start taking a deeper examination into the
• woven stuff and make sure people are Talking to each other because I went to a native language thing
• No one was there from the native division of P.E.D.
• Students to as far as re-engage and increased attendance in our schools.

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• INVOLVEMENT, BUILD OUR STUDENT BASE.
• TO THE LOWEST, LESS THAN FOR CAPER STUDENTS.
• OUR BLACK STUDENTS MAKE UP 83% OF THAT POPULATION OF STUDENT BODY OVER THERE.
• WHERE ARE WHITE STUDENTS MAKE UP 8%, OUR HISPANIC OR LATINO STUDENTS THEY GOT 6% AND MULTI RACIAL ASIAN
• NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS PICK UP 4%.

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• A native of Galveston, Mr.
• Americans were all over this... ...community because these Native Americans were all over this area
• It's a student success bill.
• The Journal of the American Medical Association, Internal Medicine, and the American Journal of Medical
• So if a college student gets...

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.