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• public and also a new program Mr. Mr. public and also a new program Mr.
• We created two grant programs: an Agri Works program for small grants and an Agri Support program for
• soil health um soil health program. soil health um soil health program.
• Uh and we star and gold star families.
• program. Thank you, Mr. Chair. program. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• The business analyst is needed because we have a tax system modernization program, which is basically
• The business analyst is needed because we have a tax system modernization program, which is basically
• and so that's modernization program and so that's basically<00:20:04.679> the<00:20:04.919>
• Sometimes that family-focused content and entertainment stars, if we're going to use entertainment stars
• Pand Stars children and uh entertainment Pand Stars children and uh calling<00:39:30.720> attention

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• and bright stars and bright stars through<00:22:28.880> the<00:22:29.440> perilless
• > spangled<00:23:02.559> bender say does that star spangled bender say does that star spangled
• And, you know, I'm honored to be on the Gold Star family resolution.
• Two Bronze Stars with valor, Vietnam, from my hometown of Fort Lupton, Colorado.
• , actions he was awarded the silver star, actions he was awarded the silver star, our<02:41:59.359

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened for Military Appreciation Day with a color guard presentation, the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance led by military veterans, and a quorum call. The journal from the prior day was approved, and the chamber then moved out of order to consider a series of resolutions honoring military service and veterans. All of the resolutions taken up in this segment were adopted by recorded vote, generally with unanimous support and no opposing votes, with several members named as co-sponsors after passage. The first resolutions recognized military service broadly and by community: HJR 1004 honored military members, veterans, POWs, MIAs, and Gold Star families; HJR 1005 recognized African-American veterans; HJR 1006 recognized Latina and Latino veterans; HJR 1007 honored Native American veterans and communities; HJR 1008 honored women veterans and women serving in the armed forces; HJR 1009 focused on veterans mental health awareness and proclaimed Military and Veterans Appreciation Day; HJR 1010 honored Colorado veterans of the Vietnam War; HJR 1011 marked the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II and honored Colorado veterans who served in that war; and HJR 1012 honored Korean War veterans. Each was adopted with overwhelming support, typically 59 or 60 ayes and no no votes. The chamber also adopted HJR 1013 honoring Persian Gulf War veterans, HJR 1014 honoring post-9/11 veterans, HJR 1015 recognizing the 58th anniversary of the capture of the USS Pueblo and calling for its return, and HJR 1016 honoring the 10th Mountain Division and Camp Hale. After the votes, the House recessed for sponsor remarks. Speakers from both chambers and invited guests gave tributes emphasizing sacrifice, family service, historical discrimination faced by African-American and Latino veterans, the contributions of Native American code talkers and tribal communities, the importance of mental health support for veterans, and remembrance of Gold Star families and those lost in war.

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• Programs like Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, and Mr.
• I'm speaking on behalf of the NPR Class Notes Program.
• MPR News brings arts and culture to our programming.
• North Star Journey is a program that NPR News has developed to program and promote the arts.
• Journey program.

Bills: HF1679, HF1019, HF2321, HF1740, HF2278

Keywords: public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation

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• the chopping block, GT programs, dual language programs, librarians. communities and schools, and the
• . programs.
• to expand that program?
• I remember you and I visited about this program back in 2021, or a related program, and I'm curious how
• There has also been programs that y'all have funded, the jail-based competency restoration programs.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• president of the local Blue Stars president of the local Blue Stars Mothers<00:52:25.119> of<
• You have to restart this program.
• President Trump is actively programs.
• Stop... tearing this program away from American tearing this program away from American uh<03:28:25.279
• , means fewer after school programs, means fewer after school programs, outdated<05:53:04.798>

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

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• And you have been a bright and shining star throughout every hurricane.
• To you, I would like to award you the Texas star. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Mr.
• by Leilani relating to Texas solution to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program
• on elect ACB 895 by Leilani relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program
• HB 986 by Toth-Wilk, lending to the state, savings achieved through a budget savings program administered

Bills: HCR21, HCR22, HCR23, HCR24, HCR25, HCR26, HCR27, HCR31, HCR41, HCR42, HCR43, HCR44, HCR45, HCR52, HCR53, HCR66, HCR67, HCR73, HR8, HR10, HR13, HR20, HR21, HR50, HR59, HR61, HR71, HR74, HR79, HR84, HR86, HR90, HR91, HR102, HR103, HR107, HR113, HR125, HR126, HR132, HR142, HR145, HR149, HR150, HR152, HR167, HR179, HR181, HR183, HR186, HR192, HR196, HR199, HR207, HR211, HR212, HR213, HR216, HR249, HR256, HR259, HR261, HR263, HR272, HR281, HR285, HR294, HR295, HR300, HR305, HR311, HR313, HR315, HR316, HR323, HR331, HR339, HR340, HR346, HR349, HR352, HR357, HR358, HR360, HR363, HR374, HR377, HCR20, HCR28, HCR30, HCR32, HCR49, HR14, HR15, HR19, HR23, HR24, HR25, HR26, HR27, HR29, HR47, HR48, HR55, HR56, HR66, HR85, HR92, HR93, HR95, HR96, HR140, HR155, HR164, HR204, HR241, HR242, HR250, HR253, HR260, HR262, HR265, HR279, HR310, HR312, HR328, HR332, HR359, HR362, HR367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award

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• on the map, or the green stars?
• The red stars are ones that either are military or they are too small, the Prince Golf Course, or they
• star yeah the green stars the um stars star yeah the green stars the um red<01:04:29.039> stars
• He's been involved with refuse for more than 15 years, including all the recycling programs, but let
• uh as the minimum um and and program uh as the minimum um and and that's<01:37:04.639> what's

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The informational briefing focused on the City and County of Honolulu’s effort to site a replacement landfill for Oahu before the Waimanalo Gulch landfill closes in 2028. Chair Nicole Lowen and other legislators opened the meeting by framing the issue as important statewide and encouraging recycling, composting, and proper use of the curbside bins. The city’s Department of Environmental Services, led by Director Roger Babcock and Deputy Director Mike O’Keefe, then presented the background and siting process. ENV explained the legal and technical constraints that shaped the search, including the 2019 Land Use Commission decision requiring closure of Waimanalo Gulch by March 2, 2028, and the 2020 Act 73 restrictions on landfill siting near residences, schools, hospitals, conservation districts, airports, and tsunami inundation areas. They said a landfill advisory committee reviewed six candidate sites in 2021-2022 and rejected them because they fell within the Board of Water Supply’s no-pass zone. After further evaluation and an extension of the naming deadline, the city selected a site in central Oahu near Wahiawa, on agricultural land currently used as a Dole pineapple field. City officials said the selected site was chosen as the best of the evaluated options and, in their view, could be permitted under state and federal law. They described planned environmental protections, including a modern sanitary landfill design with double liners, leachate collection systems, monitoring wells, and post-closure monitoring, and said the existing Waimanalo Gulch landfill has operated for 35 years without leachate leaks. They also emphasized that the site would still require a special use permit, Department of Health approvals, an environmental impact statement, and other public permitting processes, and that public engagement would continue over the next several years.

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• <00:03:21.360> to as part of the New Deal program to as part of the New Deal program to support
• She DARE, and other programs for youth.
• Anyone who construction grants program.
• Murphy program.
• Murphy program. Uh, and then just C. Murphy program.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Here, Smith here, Sneed, Sneed here, S, Stars here, Stark, Stark, Steagall, Steagall here, Erling, Erling
• World War I victory medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with five stars
• , and the Philippine Liberation Campaign ribbon with two stars.
• is a US Navy retiree, having served as a machinist submariner within the Navy's nuclear propulsion program
• Wants to attend OSU to study in a professional pilot program.

Bills: HB2975, HB3405, HB3406, HB3728, HB3902, HB3977, SB397, HB1161, HB2938, HB2939, HB3306, HB3722, HB4113, HB4123, HB2293, HB3176, HB3545, HB3546

Keywords: poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, noxious weeds, poison hemlock, kudzu, landowner responsibilities, environmental control, public nuisance, eradication, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, scrap metal, regulation

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• best many are in a lot of these programs best many are in a lot of these programs are<00:14:17.000
• <00:19:21.440> designed fraud against public programs designed fraud against public programs
• Star of the North is under the, not only transitional housing, but also a program. duth Minnesota I'm
• Star of the North is under the, not only transitional housing, but also a program.
• <01:04:48.599> star need for housing and for programs star need for housing and for programs

Bills: HF25, HF1, HF428

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices

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• Robertson, Ross, Sellers, Cell, Shaver, Shaw, Shyrie, Simpson, Smith, Soros, Stoddhagen, Standard, Star
• , Soros, Stoddhagen, Standard, Star, Soros, Stoddhagen, Standard, Star, Stringer,<00:08:01.599>
• Aaliyah legislative star day ends at 2:00.
• If you've not gotten your star ID or your legislative ID from Aaliyah, I suggest you go to room 206.
• If you've not gotten your star ID 2:00.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We are making great gains in getting people who are eligible for the program to use the program.
• We have some content programs, data content programs.
• We are very proud of this program.
• There are always many programs that can be developed. We're not trying to develop any new programs.
• programs.

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard budget presentations for the Texas Historical Commission, the Pension Review Board, the Employees Retirement System (ERS), Social Security and benefit replacement pay, the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System (TESSRS), and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The Legislative Budget Board outlined recommendations and major changes for each agency, including reductions tied to one-time projects at the Historical Commission, continued funding for courthouse grants, heritage trails, and Holocaust/genocide education, as well as new or modified riders and capital items. For the pension-related items, LBB described funding changes for PRB, ERS, Social Security, and TESSRS, including ERS health plan cost growth driven largely by pharmacy costs, the status of pension funding reforms, and TESSRS’s request for additional state support to address its unfunded liability and staffing needs. Members asked extensive questions about the Historical Commission’s one-time funding, unexpended balance authority, courthouse preservation, the Presidio La Bahia and National Museum of the Pacific War projects, and coordination of Texas history messaging across sites such as the Alamo, San Jacinto, Washington on the Brazos, and other heritage locations. The Historical Commission chair emphasized heritage tourism, economic development, and the need for continued investment in historic sites, staffing, IT modernization, and vehicles. On the pension items, senators discussed PRB oversight of local systems, including the Dallas police and fire pension situation, and ERS investment returns, benchmark comparisons, and rising health costs. ERS officials said the plan remains well funded overall, noted a 2021 cash balance reform and a planned supplemental legacy payment, and explained that GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro are a major driver of pharmacy spending; they also said the agency is working with the Texas Pharmacy Initiative and that rebates are contractually returned to ERS. For TESSRS, LBB and agency staff said the system serves volunteer and part-paid emergency personnel, is facing an infinite amortization period, and is requesting additional appropriations, staffing, and IT funding, along with a statutory change to allow an actuarially determined state contribution. The agency said it may otherwise need to cut benefits for volunteer firefighters. For CPRIT, LBB reported about $600 million in recommended funding for the biennium and a 10-FTE increase, while the agency described its $6 billion voter-approved program, $3.75 billion in grants awarded to date, and $10.4 million in revenue sharing since 2011. CPRIT’s only exceptional item was a request for a 10% salary increase for two exempt positions. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the transcript.

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• House Joint Resolution number 22 by Representative Harrison, amending the Purple Star Schools Program
• What are we doing for the Purple Star Schools Program?
• I understand, and so when we are amending the Purple Star Schools Program, what are we doing?
• Okay, so tell me what is the Purple Star Schools Program? Tell me what that is. I... I'm...
• It's adding them to the program. I can give you the definition of the program.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• The American Planning Program and as a winner from National Night Out.
• Members, today we recognize Spiral, the spring brand. program for improved reasoning and accelerating
• Impact Pasadena is a community leadership program within the Pasadena. Chamber of Commerce.
• Hendrickson's High School, Lone Star Elementary, Pitchcock High School.
• HB 804 by Gervin Hawkins relating to the Creating Abbreviated Educator Preparation Program.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• It's a program that provides hands-on training for excavators and field personnel.
• Additionally, we've recently launched a program program that we call the Guardian Program, where we leverage
• SAWs to create its own program that exists today. SAWs Locate System is modeled.
• While SAUS's has a pretty robust program, our average is 2.98 days. So a more realistic.
• And yes, in the Lone Star State, that is a higher number.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• ,<00:57:15.359> four<00:57:15.680> star one, two, three star, four star one, two, three
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• Uh this the cash incentive program.
• program. It's just word of mouth program.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars
• Oh, say does that star... ...the brave. All right, thank you very much.
• the operational excellence of the 56 Fighter Wing and its extensive annual flying-hour and sortie program
• Lieutenant Colonel Carpetano was entrusted with oversight of the F-35 partner-country flight-hours program

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the national anthem, then recorded attendance and approved the journal. Members recognized Radiology Advocacy Day and welcomed radiologists in the gallery. The chamber also approved a motion to request House consent for the Senate to adjourn on Thursday, April 2, 2026, after completing its work, until Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The main substantive action was consideration of Senate Resolution 1002, 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 praised his leadership, service to allied training efforts, and support for Arizona’s driver’s license reciprocity legislation for allied service members. Senators and guests spoke in tribute, a moment of silence was observed, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Secretary of State. During personal privilege, members introduced guests including a student visitor and several Italian military and diplomatic representatives. Senate Democrats also entered a statement into the journal protesting the March 26 floor handling of HB 2072, the repeal of Cesar Chavez Day, arguing that amendments were not fully heard and that the process lacked meaningful dialogue. The Senate then recessed for caucus and later adjourned.

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• Senate Bill 1002 by Blanco, relating to the establishment of a county employee family leave pool program
• 1031 by Blanco, relating to eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
• Bill 1039 by Hughes, relating to creating a school uniform allotment under the Foundation School Program
• Future Fund grant program, to Business and Commerce.
• Workforce of the Future Fund grant program to Business and commerce.

Summary: The Senate met briefly and referred a large number of first-reading bills and resolutions to standing committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including hemp regulation, dementia research funding, parental rights and public education, municipal library funding, tax and local government issues, criminal justice, health care, education, transportation, natural resources, and election law. Several constitutional resolutions were also referred, including proposals related to the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a severance tax revenue fund. Most of the transcript consists of the reading of bill captions and committee referrals, with no substantive debate or testimony recorded. The listed measures included proposals on school uniforms, charter schools, Medicaid fraud remedies, insurance practices, occupational licensing for people with criminal convictions, water and sewer utility cybersecurity, agricultural protections, public meeting broadcasting, and various local and state governance matters. No votes were taken on the bills in this segment. The only formal action reflected was referral of the bills and resolutions to the appropriate committees, followed by adjournment of the Senate until the next scheduled meeting.

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• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's Agricultural Leadership Program provides hands-on experience in agriculture
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's Agricultural Leadership Program provides hands-on experience in agriculture
• A Future Leaders Exchange Program student from Tajikistan, who is attending Ponderosa High School in
• He was also a young actor and a member of SAG and starred in an NBC show called Big John Little John.
• He won Star Greenhand Award.

Summary: The Assembly convened in Sacramento with an initial quorum call, then established a quorum and proceeded with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine opening business. The chamber dispensed with reading the prior journal, deferred introductions and references of bills, and reported no Governor or Senate messages. Procedural motions were approved, including suspending rules to allow adjournment-in-memory remarks and guest access, and withdrawing S.J.R. 7 from committee and placing it on the third reading file. Members then recognized several guest groups, including Grace Valley Christian School, College of San Mateo student-athletes, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Leadership Class, the Light of the World youth group, and exchange students from Germany and Tajikistan. There was no substantive floor debate on legislation; daily file and several file items were passed, retained, or continued without further action. The main floor activity centered on adjournment-in-memory tributes. Assemblymember Ortega honored former San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy for his public service, school and hospital advocacy, and civic leadership. Assemblymember Wilson honored Joseph R. Martinez, a Solano County agricultural leader and advocate for rural health care. The Assembly observed moments of silence for both individuals. The session concluded with announcements, including a reminder that FPPC Form 700 was due that day, notice of committee meetings, and an adjournment motion carrying the House until Thursday, March 5 at 9 a.m.