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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Nine - Wednesday, May 13
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I carried a weapon while I was there.
- advent of beating kids and the proliferation of guns is a boomer advent.
- The schools can also choose the weapon that a ranger can carry inside the school.
- And we give them weapons to do that. That's right. Yeah.
- And we give them weapons to do that. Correct. Correct.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the prior day by a 123-0 roll call vote. Members then used personal privilege remarks to recognize National Police Week and honor fallen officers, and several members offered farewell tributes to departing colleagues and interns. The chamber also introduced a number of special guests, including the Hallsville FFA Barbecue Contest Team, Mizzou wheelchair basketball players, school groups, interns, and a visiting alderwoman and former representative.
The House received Senate messages and committee reports on several bills, then took up House Bill 1839, along with related bills 2921 and 3015, concerning online age verification for certain adult content and related matters. After a brief explanation that the Senate amendment was a technical fix, the House concurred in Senate Amendment 1 by 104-30 and then finally passed the combined bill package by 112-25. The chamber also adopted and then finally passed the conference committee report on House Bill 2596, which was described as a small-business health insurance measure that modernizes pooled plan language and includes a contraception coverage provision expanding private insurance coverage from a six-month to a 12-month supply; the report was adopted 120-26 and the bill was finally passed 119-27.
The most extended debate centered on Senate Bill 905, which would create the Missouri Ranger training program and allow school districts, if they choose, to place specially trained armed rangers on campus with narrow arrest powers. Supporters argued it would give districts a voluntary, locally controlled, and potentially low-cost option to improve school safety, especially where school resource officers are unavailable or response times are long. Opponents said schools already have other options, warned about liability, funding, training, and the lack of child-development or mental-health components, and argued that more armed personnel would make schools feel more like prisons and would not address the root causes of school violence. The transcript ends during continued questioning and debate on SB 905, before any final vote is shown.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) Mar 26th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- When did this proliferate?
- Services, and childplacing agencies from... requiring foster homes to disclose specific types of weapons
- such information is obtained, it may only be used to determine whether or not it is true. whether weapons
- , or the types of weapons.
- It is essentially notifying whenever there is a new weapon acquired. ...that is added to that foster
Bills:
SB397 , SB481 , SB596 , SB760 , SB855 , SB1195 , SB1196 , SB1233 , SB1257 , SB1318 , SB1368 , SB1388 , SB1398 , SB1524 , SB1558 , SB1589 , SB1677 , SB1792 , SB2034
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 372 clarifies that you can carry a weapon from the front door to the room in a state-owned
Bills:
SB137 , SB372 , SB1209 , SB1226 , SB1256 , SB1303 , SB1595 , SB1636 , SB1772 , SB1827 , SB1876 , SB1944 , SB2072 , SB2104 , SB2180
Committee:
House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, SB372, firearms, gun rights, lawful carry, concealed carry, open carry, handgun license, Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, weapons policy, gun law, school safety, private school, public school, college campus, university campus
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Automatic weapons are exceptionally lethal and capable of firing hundreds of rounds per minute.
- They know. of their weapons.
- A firearm is a lethal weapon, and this responsibility must not be taken lightly.
- We know that just in dealing with 100,000 concealed carry weapon permit holders.
- features that would convert a weapon into an assault weapon, or machine gun devices like that.
Summary:
The committee first adopted a seven-bill consent calendar, then heard several public safety measures. AB 1127 by Assembly Member Gabriel would restrict sale of certain semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to automatic weapons with “switches”; supporters, including Everytown and Moms Demand Action, said it targets a specific Glock-style design flaw linked to mass shootings, while the NRA and gun-rights groups argued the bill duplicates existing federal law and effectively bans popular handguns. The bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Judiciary and remained on call. AB 468, also by Gabriel, would increase penalties and clarify offenses involving looting and impersonating emergency personnel in evacuation zones and during disasters; firefighters, district attorneys, and law enforcement supported it as a deterrent, while public defenders and justice advocates warned it was overbroad and could worsen racial profiling. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, also held on call.
The committee then heard AB 1187 by Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez, which would require eight hours of firearm safety training, including live-fire instruction, before obtaining a firearm safety certificate and would add a requirement for new residents who import firearms. Supporters said California should require training comparable to other safety-sensitive activities and that the measure would reduce gun deaths; opponents argued the bill misunderstands the existing FSC process, would be hard to implement because of range and instructor limits, and would burden a constitutional right. The bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and was held on call. The committee also heard AB 1424 by Rodriguez, which would require CDCR climate resiliency and heat-safety measures in prisons, including temperature monitoring, shade, showers, fans, and emergency planning. Prisoner-rights and labor groups strongly supported the bill, citing extreme heat, wildfire, and flooding risks, while one opponent said the monitoring mandate could be too costly; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Labor and Employment and held on call.
Finally, the committee began hearing AB 1258 by Assembly Member Kalra, which would extend the sunset of the Young Adult Deferred Entry Program through 2029 for selected counties. Kalra and Santa Clara County Judge Erica You described the program’s success in reducing recidivism and providing wraparound services for young adults with felony charges, including housing, counseling, and parenting support. The transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on AB 1258.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 14th, 2026
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- And he's going and using this as weaponizing to your issue as relates to the pharmacy and the lack of
- And he's going and using this as weaponizing to your issue as relates to the pharmacy and the lack of
- And I don't need to regurgitate when we open up any kind of social media about the proliferation of weight
- And I don't need to regurgitate when we open up any kind of social media about the proliferation, about
Committee:
House Business and Professions
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Jan 13th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- distributor who was complying with the law and being a good actor operating above board, was a proliferation
- of Defense waste during the time when we were creating plutonium production for advanced nuclear weapons
- The nine weapons reactors, completely different than power reactors.
- The uranium that's being enriched now for energy is enriched significantly less than any of the weapons-grade
- Public confusion continues to exist and conflates commercial nuclear power and the military weapons process
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
Keywords:
nuclear energy, renewable energy, energy strategy, sustainable development, state energy policy, climate change, fuel regulations, compliance obligations, sustainability, environmental policy, consumer-owned utilities, clean energy, port districts, market customers, energy transformation, ski areas, winter sports, terminology update, recreation, regulatory changes
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Judiciary Committee Jul 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- There have been just, I think, a proliferation of arbitration clauses that have forced practicing attorneys
- As coordinated pricing algorithms proliferate and the models that undergird them continue to evolve,
- We authored a report last year on the proliferation of rent-fixing algorithms. ...last year on the proliferation
- On the whistleblower issue, I think that there is a risk of a biological weapon that we should know about
- sellers collude secretively to keep prices artificially high, consumers lose their single strongest weapon
Summary:
The committee met as a subcommittee without quorum at first, then later established quorum and continued hearing several bills. SB 27, the annual CARE Court cleanup bill, would require courts to consider CARE referral for certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial, combine some hearings, allow limited data sharing among licensed medical professionals, and expand eligibility to include mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would clarify the meaning of “clinically stabilized,” streamline the process, and help more severely ill people receive treatment; opponents argued it would expand CARE Court too broadly, strain county resources, and divert attention from housing and voluntary services. The bill passed to the Health Committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call.
SB 82, dealing with so-called “infinite arbitration clauses,” would limit consumer contract arbitration provisions to disputes arising from the product or service actually purchased. The author and supporters said the bill would stop companies from forcing arbitration in unrelated claims and would not ban arbitration itself. Opponents from business and banking groups argued the language was too restrictive, could create litigation over related transactions, and should be clarified as prospective only. The committee approved the bill and placed it on call after a roll call vote.
The committee then heard two reparations-related bills. SB 437 would direct CSU to develop a genealogical methodology and framework for verifying descendants of enslaved people, with oversight, reporting, and guardrails tied to recently allocated state funding. Supporters said the bill would create a fair, evidence-based process; opponents, including professional genealogists and reparations advocates, argued the work is already well understood, the bill is unnecessary, and it could delay action. SB 518 would create a Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery within state government, with divisions for genealogy, property reclamation, outreach, and legal affairs. Supporters framed it as needed infrastructure to implement reparations recommendations; opponents objected to locating it in the Department of Justice, warned about data privacy and law enforcement control, and criticized the inclusion of broader communities. Both bills were moved to Appropriations and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 52, the End AI Rent Hikes Act, which would prohibit the use of algorithms to collude on and artificially inflate rental prices; the author and supporters described it as a response to AI-assisted rent fixing in California’s housing market.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, and James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. Apr 2nd, 2025 at 09:00 am
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- with maintaining a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent, reducing the threat of nuclear proliferation
- The Department is responsible for taking care of and auditing and overseeing the weapons stockpile.
- They do a lot of very important work for us. our nuclear weapons arsenal, a lot of research, a lot of
- One thing in particular that they do is the production of plutonium pits for nuclear weapons.
- The weapon stockpile is the ultimate instrumentality of sovereignty for the United States, and I commit
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.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- passing the first law in the nation directly regulating ed tech providers that were starting to proliferate
- This provision would be weaponized to extract settlements even in the absence of wrongdoing.
- gets filed and the $150 million number gets thrown out there, again, they're going to use that to weaponize
Committee:
House Judiciary
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And the statute encompasses parts designed to convert a weapon into a machine gun.
- Even though many states like Hawaii prohibit them, FRTs have proliferated across the nation.
- And the statute encompasses parts designed to convert a weapon into a machine gun.
- The statute encompasses parts designed to convert a weapon into a machine gun.
- Even though many states like Hawaii prohibit them, FRTs have proliferated across the nation.
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the State of Hawaii’s affirmative litigation against the federal administration, with no public testimony. Attorney General Lopez and deputies said the office’s goal is to enforce the rule of law, not make partisan points, and noted that Hawaii is involved in 27 ongoing cases. They grouped the cases into four broad areas: immigration, funding freezes and grant terminations, federal agency dismantling/reductions in force, and protecting elections, health, and safety.
Several immigration-related cases were discussed in detail. These included a challenge to the federal sharing of Medicaid data with DHS for immigration enforcement, a similar challenge to USDA’s demand for SNAP applicant and recipient data, and litigation over immigration-enforcement conditions attached to federal grants. The office also described the birthright citizenship executive order, saying it conflicts with the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court precedent; lower courts granted preliminary relief, and the U.S. Supreme Court later addressed only the scope of nationwide injunctions, not the merits. In the Department of Transportation case, the court granted a preliminary injunction against the “Duffy directive,” finding the immigration conditions lacked statutory authority, were arbitrary and capricious, and violated the Spending Clause and APA.
The briefing also covered multiple funding disputes. In the education funding freeze case, the Department of Education and OMB withheld about $6 billion in formula funds, including roughly $33 million for Hawaii; after suit was filed, the funds were released. Other cases included the termination of over $11 billion in public health grants, which affected Hawaii Department of Health grants, the NIH indirect cost cap case, and NIH grant terminations tied to DEI, transgender issues, and vaccine hesitancy. The speakers said some cases have already resulted in preliminary or permanent injunctions, while others remain on appeal or are still being litigated.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General John D. Caine (Retired), to be general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense. Apr 1st, 2025 at 08:30 am
Subcommittee on Personnel
Transcript Highlights:
- When we look at the global laydown of nuclear weapons that you alluded to, the United States having an
- on the continent also prevents nuclear proliferation.
- He said for at least a decade now, I've known him, that Iran cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon
- Do you agree with the president's assessment that Iran cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon?
- But deterrence doesn't work with a terrorist with a nuclear weapon.
Committee:
Senate Subcommittee on Personnel
Keywords:
national security, military readiness, Kane nomination, defense budget, China threats, Russia, collaboration, modernization
Summary:
The meeting centered on the nomination of retired Lieutenant General Dan Kane for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delving into various security concerns and the strategic environment facing the U.S. today. Testimonies highlighted the growing threats from adversaries such as China and Russia, with discussions around the necessity of maintaining and modernizing military capabilities to address these challenges. The need for agility in military operations and enhancing collaboration among various defense agencies was underscored. Further, concerns were raised regarding the defense budget and the importance of a strong national defense strategy were prevalent throughout the discussions. The committee members collectively emphasized the need for superior readiness and modernization to keep pace with global threats.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Judiciary Committee Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- passing the first law in the nation directly regulating ed tech providers that were starting to proliferate
- This provision would be weaponized to extract settlements even in the absence of wrongdoing.
- gets filed and the $150 million number gets thrown out there, again, they're going to use that to weaponize
Summary:
The Assembly Judiciary Committee heard several bills focused on public safety, privacy, animal welfare, and elder protection. AB 634 by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez would ban the manufacture, distribution, and sale of tianeptine, described as “gas station heroin,” with supporters citing addiction and hospitalization risks and noting the bill had been narrowed to civil penalties and research exceptions. AB 1159 by Senator Addis would expand student data privacy protections to higher education and limit how ed tech companies use student information, including a narrow private right of action; supporters emphasized student privacy and opponents warned it could chill innovation and create litigation risk. AB 1382 by Assemblymember Castillo would prohibit the sale of genetically modified animals for cosmetic purposes, with supporters pointing to animal welfare and shelter overpopulation concerns and opponents seeking a narrower exemption for glowfish and other already regulated aquatic species.
The committee also heard AB 871, which would strengthen reporting and training requirements for financial institutions responding to suspected elder financial abuse and scams, including reporting to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center and encouraging rapid client reporting. Supporters said the bill could help recover funds and improve pattern detection across jurisdictions, while one member raised concerns about duplication with existing suspicious activity reporting and bank procedures. In discussion, members generally supported the bill but noted the need to refine it; the author said it was intended as a practical step to improve existing processes.
All four bills were moved out of committee with do pass recommendations, with AB 634, AB 1159, AB 1382, and AB 871 each passing on recorded votes after discussion and amendments. The committee also adopted consent calendar items and ended with a recognition of Republican caucus judiciary consultant Daryl Thomas, who is retiring after more than 20 years of service.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- What we've seen is a proliferation of those products across the state that are easily sold, particularly
- And what we've seen is a proliferation of those products across the state that are easily sold, particularly
- When law enforcement came out, a couple of their advice was just buy a weapon.
- That was what single moms got for advice: buy a weapon if you're scared. So respectfully, no. Mr.
- was it a sexual offender, but these people also were charged with other things like assault with weapons
Bills:
HB2205 , HB2265 , HB2413 , HB2415 , HB2418 , HB2495 , HB2589 , HB2661 , HB2720 , HB2771 , HB2833 , HB2870
Committees:
House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference
Keywords:
criminal damage, trespassing, critical facilities, felony, Arizona Revised Statutes, sex offender, electronic monitoring, registration, public safety, youth protection, Kratom, narcotic drugs, regulation, labeling, public health, age restriction, consumer protection, appropriation, law enforcement, task forces
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , similar to how offenses are enhanced if committed with a deadly weapon.
- Again, commonly, you're not going to carry a weapon because you want to avoid any kind of weapons-related
- None of those are classified as deadly weapons.
- The definition of a deadly weapon is crucial.
- But if you consider this particular instance, you know, a deadly weapon...
Bills:
HB316 , HB353 , HB 1160 , HB1414 , HB1422 , HB1443 , HB1713 , HB1789 , HB1902 , HB2073 , HB2666 , HB2695 , HB316
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Keywords:
motor fuel, criminal offense, metering device, organized crime, Texas Penal Code, trespassing, school safety, day-care centers, education, trespass, public safety, utility employees, criminal penalties, assault, harassment, public duties, safety, law enforcement, driving offenses, license regulations
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- large public events and focuses on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, including weapons
- the management, capability, and policy issues so Washington has a coordinated way to respond to weaponized
- Specifically, it allows the Governor to... ...coordinated way to respond to weaponized drones.
- in the absence of being able to place sports wagering at regulated sports books, we've seen this proliferate
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on several bills. HB 2462 would direct the governor to create rules for countering threats from unpiloted aircraft systems and authorize National Guard support for law enforcement in certain circumstances; the prime sponsor and National Guard witnesses said it would improve coordination for events like the FIFA World Cup, while one testifier supported it with amendments related to law enforcement authority, data privacy, and a web portal. HB 2401 would create a Washington State Boys and Men’s Commission, contingent on non-state funding through 2029; supporters described concerns about boys’ and men’s mental health, suicide, loneliness, education, and workforce outcomes, while some asked that physical health and fatherhood be more explicitly addressed. HB 2198 would expand and standardize statewide credential and permit reporting, require agencies to publish timelines and fee refunds for missed deadlines, and consolidate reporting; the governor’s office, business groups, labor, ports, and the Department of Health testified in support, citing faster processing, predictability, and economic benefits. HB 2419 would extend Address Confidentiality Program eligibility to administrative law judges and certain Office of Administrative Hearings staff; OAH, county officials, and county clerks supported the bill, citing threats and safety concerns, and some asked to include county clerks as well. The committee then took executive action on HB 2210, HB 2205, and HB 2249. It adopted an amendment to HB 2210 preserving existing ranked choice voting systems and advanced the bill 4-2 with one excused. It adopted an amendment to HB 2205 making threats against sports officials, coaches, or participants involved in wagered events a Class C felony and barring offenders from future wagering, and advanced the bill 5-1 with one excused. HB 2249, reclassifying certain WATEC employees performing network and security duties, was advanced unanimously 6-0 with one excused.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25 - Part 1
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- With nuclear, there are seven main problems: long time to operation, high cost, nuclear weapons proliferation
- With nuclear, there are seven main problems: long time to operation, high cost, nuclear weapons proliferation
- With nuclear, there are seven main problems: long time to operation, high cost, nuclear weapons proliferation
- I have a public policy background in nuclear weapons policy and worked in Washington for many years on
- policy and worked in Washington weapons policy and worked in Washington for<00:55:46.039><c> many</c
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- You can draw your weapon and use your weapon a lot faster when you are open carrying than when you are
- And what that means is right now, universally, taser energy weapons are classified as less lethal weapons
- a... ...impact weapon; it's a connecting weapon that stays connected through the wires.
- It's effective with edge weapons.
- Please oppose this weapon. Please oppose this bill.
Bills:
HB259 , HB259 , HB 1128 , HB1337 , HB1506 , HB1794 , HB2215 , HB2470 , HB2771 , HB2882 , HB2993 , HB3053 , HB3428 , HB3669 , HB3789 , HB3924 , HB4201 , HB4675
Keywords:
redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation, healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint hearings with the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition to examine financial aggression, focusing on how the Chinese Communist Party exploits American retirees and undermines national security. Apr 9th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Aging (Special) Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- PLA weapons systems, a cyber army that relentlessly attacks us, subsidies for Chinese companies who dump
- others in the social media industry... ...and the software and AI industries know this, TikTok is weapons-grade
- are the most innovative, and new technologies from the beginning of time have advanced as military weapons
- yielded by our adversaries and people within those nations who will not police the rule of law can be weaponized
- participating, with private industry participating almost in real time, it is effective as a model if you proliferate
Committee:
Senate Aging (Special) Committee
Keywords:
Chinese Communist Party, retirement security, investment risks, SEC enforcement, Bipartisan action
Summary:
The meeting primarily addressed concerns regarding the impact of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on American investments and the financial security of retirees. The chair discussed legislation aimed at ensuring the protection of American investors against the risks posed by Chinese companies. There was a consensus among the members regarding the necessity to enforce existing policies that require compliance from foreign companies wishing to trade on American exchanges. The discussion included testimony from various stakeholders highlighting the urgent need to limit exposure to the CCP in retirement portfolios. Additionally, there were calls for increased accountability of regulatory bodies such as the SEC to better shield American investors from potential loss.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Someone with a suspended license, repeat DUI offender, got behind the wheel of a dangerous weapon, a
- a step in the right direction to increase accountability for those that have possession of these weapons
- These are real crimes, and we have to make sure that those who are in possession of these weapons are
- to assembly and protests, and ensuring that police departments are not secretly acquiring military weapons
- And nearly over 100 officers were there with military-grade weapons.
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Elise Stefanik, of New York, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of Americ Jan 30th, 2025 at 09:25 am
Foreign Relations Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- the past five years, involving collaboration between U.S. institutions and PLA medical entities, weapons
- was harvesting... ...organs from babies in Latin America, or was the source of AIDS as a biological weapon
- Does the proliferation of open-source AI models that are trained to push the CCP's propaganda advance
Committee:
Senate Foreign Relations Committee