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• Speaker, border security is homeland security.
• > homeland Speaker, border security is homeland Speaker, border security is homeland security.
• , cyber security, disaster response, aviation security, maritime security, and other critical missions
• and Infrastructure Security Security and Infrastructure Security Agency,<02:56:45.920> US<02:56
• , aviation security, disaster security, aviation security, disaster response,<03:28:01.520> and

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Thank you all. security throughout the entire building security throughout the entire building allow<
• security<00:24:39.679> failures<00:24:40.200> as mostly uh physical security failures
• solution of target hardening and physical security hardware.
• This bill assumes security as a one-size-fits-all solution of target hardening and physical security
• This bill assumes security as a one-size-fits-all solution of target hardening and physical security

Keywords: 1183, house

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• National Security Advisor John Bolton: "I didn't think he was qualified.
• Articles and books on national security, law, and governance.
• The President authorized up to 20,000-plus National Guardsmen and women to secure any security measures
• President Trump's executive orders have a national security exception.
• And Americans' national security.

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• <00:09:06.560> measures, reforms, stall border security measures, reforms, stall border security
• concerned about losing social security concerned about losing social security and<00:42:52.560><
• the National Nuclear Security the National Nuclear Security Administration.<02:07:49.520> And
• China or for national security purposes. China or for national security purposes.
• This bill bill secures the us.

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

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• <00:52:06.160> speaker security. Uh more alarming, Mr. speaker security.
• Security since ...
• <04:29:20.319> Speaker, security workforce. Mr. Speaker, security workforce. Mr.
• <07:52:02.638> For Security. I yield back. Thank you. For Security. I yield back.
• Ukraine's security. Ukraine's security.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• provide security to this building.
• Okay, so there's already security guards over there.
• under the Secretary of State to secure the Capitol grounds, to really just secure the Capitol grounds
• You know, security personnel, law enforcement, they're there for a reason.
• They want to provide security to their fellow man.

Summary: The committee met to consider several budget and staffing requests tied to constitutional offices and the Supreme Court, with opening remarks noting that fringe benefits are now calculated at 40% to 45% and that constitutional officers may pay the maximum if they choose. Item B, a Supreme Court request for one new Supreme Court police chief position with no appropriation increase, was approved. Item C, from the Secretary of State, sought five additional Capitol Police corporal positions, title realignments, and salary maximum adjustments, along with a $498,000 appropriation increase; members questioned how the office could absorb pay changes without new funding, and the office explained it was cleaning up a large and outdated classification structure while also preparing to provide security for an additional building. The item was approved. Item D, from the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, proposed moving from line-item maximum salaries to state pay-plan grades, with no change in total positions but about a $349,000 increase in salaries and matching funds. Office representatives said the office had not had raises in nearly a decade and needed the change to stay competitive and retain staff, but members raised concerns about comparing the office’s pay to other agencies and about office staffing and accessibility. Senator Hill asked to hold the item for offline discussion, and the committee agreed to hold it until the next day. Item E, from the Auditor’s Office, requested salary realignments, increases to line-item maximums, and two new positions tied to UCP claims and compliance work, with a total increase of $579,468. The auditor said the office had already pulled a government relations position from the request after an updated packet was issued, and defended the remaining increases as market-based and revenue-neutral, with some work funded by interest earnings. Members questioned the need for a legislative affairs position and whether the salary increases were aligned with the market, but after discussion the committee approved the item. The meeting then adjourned.

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• So currently, our House security staff is exactly that: security. What we want to do is we...
• It enhances legislative security staff's ability...
• And just to make sure I'm correct on this, the security officers will be peace officers.
• And currently our members do not have to, or our security...
• Our members do not have to, or our security guards, do not have to have POST training.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• SECURITY.
• ALL THOSE FUNDS, EACH SCHOOL ANNUALLY HAS TO COMPLETE A SCHOOL SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL SECURITY
• I THINK PHYSICAL SECURITY WILL ALWAYS BE THERE.
• IF YOU ASK FOR SECURITY CAMERAS IN 2018 THEN IT 2025 TO SECURITY CAMERAS MAY BE OBSOLETE.
• AND THEY CAN SECURE THEMSELVES.

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• Speaker, energy security is, simply put, national security.
• SPEAKER, ENERGY SECURITY IS, SIMPLY PUT, NATIONAL SECURITY.
• You don't have health care, you don't have security.
• Here's Social Security and retirement taxes. FICA.
• HERE'S SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT TAXES. FICA.

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

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• It is now time to get to work to secure our border and to lower prices for the American people.
• it is now time to get to work to secure it is now time to get to work to secure our<00:07:55.759
• funding and advancing projects securing funding and advancing projects that<00:10:19.399> benefit
• President Trump proved that the president, on his own authority, can secure our borders.
• <00:54:57.480> bill behind a bipartisan border security bill behind a bipartisan border security

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• that what a lot of crypto is is an unregistered security.
• Because they are worried that what a lot of crypto is is an unregistered security.
• Because they are worried that what a lot of crypto is is an unregistered security.
• You know, it behaves as a security.
• So that is the beauty of security, is being able to backtrack and find the original source.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• He is a rideshare driver and member of SEIU Local 26 already as a security officer.
• be able to have a union for rideshare drivers, I have seen what the union means for my job as a security
• be able to have a union for rideshare drivers, I have seen what the union means for my job as a security
• be able to have a union for rideshare drivers, I have seen what the union means for my job as a security
• be able to have a union for rideshare drivers, I have seen what the union means for my job as a security

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• security.
• important as military security. important as military security.
• Securities Laws.
• high-risk illlquid private securities. high-risk illlquid private securities.
• national security.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The bill establishes a secure state-administered clearinghouse.
• There are approximately 1.2 million security guards in the country, making the private security industry
• There are approximately 1.2 million security guards in the country, making the private security industry
• She is a security guard here in California, as well as Sebastian Avalos, who's also a security guard
• worked nearly a decade as a non-sworn security service.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.

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• Homeland Security Division, so that we have a U.S.
• Homeland Security Division, so that we have a U.S.
• So how does this new State Homeland Security Division, So how does this new state Homeland Security Division
• First and foremost, of course, we have the border security operation.
• not touching what federal homeland security is doing.

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, received a House message that H.B. 422 had passed the House, and heard gubernatorial nominations for the Council on Sex Offender Treatment. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day and several visiting groups and adopted a resolution designating June 20, 2025, as Texas Nuclear Legislative Day. Members then considered and passed several bills and resolutions, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. SB 311 passed to final passage on the Texas Supreme Court’s writ power. SB 883, on off-label prescription access for COVID-19 treatment, passed to engrossment. SB 1706, creating an Open Meetings Act exception for certain defense, military, and aerospace deliberations, passed despite concerns from Sen. Eckhardt that the bill’s use of “deliberate” could weaken open-government protections. CS SB 1677, directing a study on diabetes-related amputations, passed with support from Sen. Menendez. SB 1967 expanded flood infrastructure fund eligibility to certain multipurpose projects, and SB 1255, a cleanup bill on mold assessor and remediator regulation, passed unanimously. The Senate also approved CS SJR 40 and CS SB 871, which would change emergency and disaster law to require legislative involvement after prolonged or widespread emergencies and to limit gubernatorial suspension powers, with Sen. Eckhardt questioning whether the bill could slow urgent business closures during a disaster. Additional measures passed included SB 1426 transferring management of the First Capital State Historic Site to the Texas Historical Commission, SB 249 requiring TxDOT to fund memorial markers for fallen peace officers, SB 1592 centralizing collection of hotel occupancy taxes from accommodation intermediaries, SB 1271 allowing concurrent jurisdiction on military installations for certain juvenile matters, SB 745 creating a higher penalty for intoxication manslaughter involving multiple deaths, SB 365 shortening the academic fresh start waiting period at public colleges, and SB 1171 adjusting compensation and standards for certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department inspector general employees. CS SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, passed after questions about its relationship to federal homeland security and its focus on border security and critical infrastructure. The latter part of the session focused heavily on CS SB 38, a major eviction and squatter-related bill. Sen. Bettencourt described widespread squatter cases and argued the bill, with a Moody amendment, would clarify notice and eviction procedures while balancing property-owner and tenant rights. Sen. West said he supported addressing squatters but worried the broader eviction changes could harm vulnerable renters, especially single mothers, and said he would vote present not voting. The discussion continued with additional testimony from Sen. Kolkhorst about the need for a balanced eviction process.

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• gang resistance education uh to security gang resistance education uh to security and<00:16:35.120
• that's limited to those security that's limited to those security enhancements<00:16:57.759>
• Our SRO and cyber security, those are all components, but one of the components definitely is cyber security
• I have dollars for some of these ongoing things like cyber security.
• <00:26:23.600> Thank uh school safety and security. Thank uh school safety and security.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 3492, which would create a $25 million grant program for school safety and security improvements, funded by a reduction in a prior appropriation for the Northern Lights Express rail project. The bill would allow grants of up to $500,000 through the Department of Education for school districts, charter schools, cooperative units, tribal contract schools, and nonpublic schools. Staff explained that the bill uses the language of clause 7 of the safe schools revenue statute, focusing on facility security enhancements such as laminated glass, public announcement systems, emergency communication devices, and related equipment and modifications. Testifiers and members generally supported the goal of improving school safety, but there was disagreement about the bill’s scope. Supporters, including a superintendent and a nonpublic school principal, said the bill would help pay for one-time hardening costs like secure entrances, door locks, redesigned offices, and other physical security upgrades, and argued that all schools and students should be eligible. Several members raised concerns that the bill is too narrow and too competitive, could disadvantage districts without grant writers, and should also allow broader uses such as counselors, social workers, SROs, or mental health supports. Others said the bill should prioritize physical security and that one-time dollars are best used for one-time facility improvements. No vote was taken. The chair indicated the bill would be laid over, and the discussion ended with the author saying the proposal is not a fix-all but a starting point for school safety investments.

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• This project would place security cameras at these piers.
• side to talking about our security cameras.
• That high security unit has had...
• Privacy and security are a big deal.
• It can take it, and we really want to secure this building.

Keywords: 928, house, all

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• I yield back. security recipients, working moms, and security recipients, working moms, and the<02:13
• <02:22:19.760> shut Department of Homeland Security shut Department of Homeland Security shut
• using another person's social security using another person's social security number<02:45:01.359
• ,<02:51:38.160> and the funding for Homeland Security, and the funding for Homeland Security
• <03:01:39.600> experts, employees, our cyber security experts, employees, our cyber security

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I'm now going to turn my remarks to election security.
• We test the system security, safeguards, data encryption, and that it accurately counts votes.
• We have cyber navigators that work with the counties to ensure that their systems are secure.
• To ensure that their systems are secure.
• Vote-by-mail security.

Summary: The Government Operations Subcommittee met to hear a lengthy presentation from Secretary of State Cord Byrd on Florida election administration, with a focus on how elections are handled during natural disasters, election security, and preparations for the 2026 cycle. Byrd described Florida’s response to hurricanes in 2022 and 2024, saying the state works directly with county supervisors of elections to tailor executive orders to local conditions, add or relocate polling sites, extend deadlines, and help displaced voters and emergency workers cast ballots. Members from affected areas echoed that local supervisors had managed storm disruptions well and that turnout remained strong despite major damage. A large portion of the meeting covered election integrity and security. Byrd emphasized Florida’s use of paper ballots, pre-election logic and accuracy testing, post-election audits, public canvassing, standardized voter-intent rules, and strict vote-by-mail request and signature-match requirements. He said the Department of State’s Office of Election Crimes and Security investigates complaints and refers matters to law enforcement, and that Florida has expanded access to the federal SAVE database to verify citizenship. Members asked about threats to election workers, staffing vacancies, cybersecurity, ballot design, vote-by-mail address changes, and how the state coordinates with county supervisors, emergency management, and other agencies. Several members raised questions about voter eligibility and returning citizens, and Byrd said the department provides free information to help people determine whether their rights have been restored, while noting that court and clerk reporting practices still create challenges. He also said the department is considering additional legislative proposals, including more safeguards tied to driver’s license and citizenship verification and a possible statewide 100% audit of races before certification. The meeting ended with the chair encouraging members to visit supervisors of elections offices and submit specific ideas for future elections legislation; no votes were taken and the committee adjourned.

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• security efforts.
• I, you know, I think water security is very important and I support it.
• So building up that supply chain, and also national security.
• I can understand that as a state security road or something like that.
• I think it's a border security issue.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee first heard the Legislative Budget Board and Secretary of State Jane Nelson on the Secretary of State budget. LBB said the recommendation would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million overall, with major changes including removing federal HAVA funding and one-time business system replacement money, adjusting the agency’s base request, deleting an outdated Interstate Crosscheck rider, and directing HAVA funds to be drawn down first. Secretary Nelson and staff defended the agency’s needs, emphasizing election security, business filings, international protocol, and the Texas Register, and requested additional staff, a new website, digitization of records, IT and cybersecurity upgrades, and renovation of the Rudder Building. Senators discussed voter-roll maintenance, cross-checking data, call-center response times, and the need for online voter registration and more efficient election administration. No votes were taken. The committee then took up the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB outlined a $2.4 million decrease for the office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs, driven by unexpended balances and the removal of one-time federal and border-security items, while noting continued funding for disaster response, victim assistance, and $2.9 billion for border security at roughly the prior level. Governor’s staff said Texas remains focused on border security, economic development, and public safety, and discussed efforts to seek federal reimbursement for prior border spending. Members asked about the National Guard’s status, possible federal assumption of border costs, the music incubator program, the Semiconductor Innovation Consortium, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, defense economic adjustment grants, and a new $5 million nonprofit security grant proposal. Staff said the semiconductor program has 12 approved projects totaling about 948 jobs and $17 billion in capital investment, and that the nonprofit security request was added late to address threats to houses of worship and other nonprofits. No formal action was taken. Finally, the committee heard the Texas Facilities Commission and lease-payment recommendations. LBB said the Facilities Commission recommendation would reduce appropriations by about $2.0 billion, mainly by removing border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, while adding money for higher utility costs, Rudder Building refurbishment, and additional staff. The lease-payment recommendation would decrease general revenue by $9.3 million. LBB also noted new riders related to completing the State Library and Archives building, tenant communication during disruptions, and a space-utilization report. In agency testimony, members asked about border wall maintenance responsibility, total facilities-related debt, and the status of capital complex construction. The Rudder Building renovation and related security needs were repeatedly discussed as important one-time infrastructure investments.