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• These are weapons designed to outmatch and deter the United States.
• Our current system is not designed to counter this kind of threat.
• Current mitigation tools are tactical and designed Tactical and narrow by design because they are crafted
• They are not designed for tradition.
• But not when we're designing. quantum computers. It's not like that at all.

Keywords: national security, Department of Energy, foreign espionage, security protocols, Chinese Communist Party, national laboratories, research security

Summary: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened to address pressing issues related to research security risks at the Department of Energy, focusing specifically on foreign nationals' access to sensitive information. The meeting highlighted the increasing threats posed by espionage from the Chinese Communist Party, which has sought to infiltrate U.S. national laboratories and exploit American research for military purposes. Discussions included the importance of tightening security protocols to safeguard national interests and maintain technological advantages. Witnesses provided insight into historical contexts and current vulnerabilities, emphasizing that without proper measures, the gaps could jeopardize national security.

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• And these are really designed to tell us what's coming in the door.
• And it is designed to allow judges to view the filings that are are are submitted in the case and to
• And so a treatment plan is designed for them.
• This was not designed to focus on and user.
• This was designed to target the guys who who are predators of the end user.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• statutes, put BFA's name in where New Hampshire HEA is, right, to keep the statutes actually quite well designed
• They also have had the administrator of the deaf and hard of hearing program as a designate of the director
• Seeing none. hearted hearing program um as a hearted hearing program um as a designate<00:35:11.359><
• 11.880> the<00:35:12.079> director<00:35:12.839> at<00:35:13.040> those designate
• uh of the director at those designate uh of the director at those meetings<00:35:13.680> and<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• To amend, total 32 relative to public works contracts, provide for design bill contracts, provide for
• House Resolution by Representative A.B.R. to designate Wednesday, May 13, as Louisiana Realtor State
• House Resolution by Representative A.B.R. to designate Wednesday, May 13, as Louisiana Realtor State
• HR 261 by Representative Dana Henry to designate Tuesday, May 12, as a day without child care at the
• SCR 66 by Senator Womack designates Tuesday, May 19, 2026, as Anti-Hunger Day in Louisiana.

Bills: HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, HR257, HR258, HR259, HR260, HR261, HR262, HR263, HCR105, HCR106, SCR30, SB57, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB450, SB465, SB501, SB525, HR3, HR80, HR197, HR243, SCR5, SCR35, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB398, HB646, HR84, HR188, HR205, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB302, HB819, HB1257, HB1258, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, HCR72, HB633, HB603, HB940, HB251, HB775, HB998, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, HB842, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: Pineville High School, Lady Rebels, softball, LHSAA, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Class 5A, state championship, high school sports, student athletes, commendation, resolution, athletics, girls softball, championship team, Pineville, school recognition, sportsmanship, coach Allison Frye, Louisiana legislature, House Resolution

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• They can also reflect things like benefit design and the covered population characteristics.
• But the system is designed to benefit whom?
• But the system is designed to benefit whom with in-network versus out-of-network?
• Well, it's designed... Not the patient.
• But the rebates, PBM rebates were originally designed by the courts. Were they not?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:33:05.360> set<00:33:05.600> a environmental designations set a environmental designations
• designates from entering US waters. designates from entering US waters.
• The move was not designed to conserve land, but to justify taking it.
• The move was not designed to conserve land, but to justify taking it.
• The move was not designed to conserve land, but to justify taking it.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, March 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The board is attached to the agency and is comprised of the Secretary of Agriculture or a designate,
• the Commissioner of Forests and Parks or a designate, the State Chief Recovery Officer or a designate
• ><00:38:00.800> or<00:38:01.040> a<00:38:01.200> designate.
• <00:38:02.640> Three recovery officer or a designate.
• Three recovery officer or a designate.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with devotional remarks from Representative Greer focused on perspective, kindness, and the idea that people “earn” respect and love through shared humanity. After that, the chamber suspended rules to introduce 17 House bills by number only, and adopted JRS 3 in concurrence, setting a joint assembly for Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. to receive the governor’s budget message. Several announcements followed, including birthday wishes, a note about the new federal whole milk for schools law, guest introductions, and caucus notices. The House also approved committee transfers for H.393, an act relating to the prohibition of requiring face masks in schools, moving it from Education to Healthcare, and H.334, an act relating to limiting employer restrictions on individuals separating from employment, moving it from General and Housing to Commerce and Economic Development. The chamber then took up H.649 on captive insurance companies. The Commerce and Economic Development Committee explained that the bill, based on Department of Financial Regulation proposals, would prohibit risk retention groups from lending to or investing in members or affiliates, require annual and quarterly filings in NAIC form with a jurat page and actuarial certificate, and create new filing requirements for sponsored captive protected cells. The committee reported unanimous support, and the House amended the bill and ordered third reading. The House next considered S.60, establishing a Farm Security Special Fund. The Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee and Appropriations described the bill as a response to repeated weather-related losses affecting farms and forestry operations, including flooding, freezes, drought, and other extreme events. The House version adds forestry and changes assistance from grants to payments to make aid faster and less cumbersome. The program would be administered by the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, with a review board and payments of up to 50% of uncovered losses, capped at 5% of annual appropriations and $150,000 per application. The committee testimony emphasized the need for a permanent, predictable state relief mechanism, and the bill was advanced with strong support.

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• It corrects an abuse of market power that both federal and state law are designed to prevent.
• It corrects an abuse of market power that both federal and state law are designed to prevent.
• <00:15:08.880> When<00:15:09.199> consumers are designed to prevent.
• When consumers are designed to prevent.
• to address abuses forward is uh designed to address abuses in<00:28:37.520> the<00:28:37.840>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, this 5.3 million consideration of adequacy funding is designed to get to what you're talking about
• So the Center is already designed. It's going to be basically on the UNM campus.
• Chair, those are designations that we determine as the LESC. Is that right?
• Or does the LFC determine that PERF designation, Mr. Chair, Mr.
• The safety plan has to designate some folks to receive that training. I hope I get this right.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Of all sizes and designates all customer representatives as nonvoting members, striking the right balance
• UTSA earned the Triple Crown NSA designation, which lets us recruit students who already have clearances
• But the whole building's built and designed for this function, for cybersecurity.
• That's the open floor we've designated, in parts of the fourth floor.
• That's the open floor we've designated, in parts of the fourth floor.

Bills: HB146, HB150, HB1500, HB1545, HB1562, HB2067, HB2520, HB2818, HB3214, HB3250, HB3466, HB3512, HB3623, HB4063, HB4395, HB4464, HB4668, HB4690, HB5331, HB3833

Keywords: HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity

Summary: The committee took up several pending business items and reported a series of House bills out of committee, including HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 2518, HB 4310, HB 4386, HB 4490, HB 5323, and HB 149. Most of these were advanced on committee substitute motions and sent to the local and uncontested calendar or reported favorably to the full Senate. HB 2467 drew one nay vote, while the others were approved without opposition. HB 4310 and HB 4386 were described as committee-substitute versions with changes narrowing disclosure requirements and preserving attorney-client privilege in certain circumstances. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 149, an AI governance bill. The substitute was explained as addressing biometric identifier capture and storage, exempting certain AI uses for security and fraud prevention, clarifying definitions, restricting AI systems that simulate explicit child sexual content, adjusting Attorney General investigative authority, refining sandbox program waivers, reducing Texas AI Council powers and membership, and adding DIR coordination provisions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard extensive testimony on HB 1500, the DIR sunset bill. The author said the bill would continue DIR for 12 years, restructure its board, update advisory committees, require regular cybersecurity assessments and penetration testing for state agencies, improve IT procurement training, and transfer the e-grants program to the Comptroller. A Texas 2036 witness supported the bill as a way to strengthen governance, procurement, and cybersecurity. Members asked detailed questions about the bill’s structure and then left HB 1500 pending. The committee also heard a lengthy presentation on HB 150, which would create the Texas Cyber Command as a component of the University of Texas System, administratively attached to UTSA and located in San Antonio. The author argued the command would centralize cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and digital forensics, and would be able to support state and local entities, with optional services for local governments. Members raised concerns about university mission drift, governance, security, chain of command, procurement authority, gifts and donations, and civil liberties implications of proactive cyber monitoring. Witnesses from UTSA/NSCC and SecurityScorecard testified in support, emphasizing the security of the downtown San Antonio facility, the existing cyber ecosystem there, and the need for a dedicated cyber capability. The bill remained under discussion with no final committee action announced in the excerpt.

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• I guess my question was more along the lines of the planning design.
• I wasn't here last session, so was the design appropriated last session?
• Chairman, the design was put together. I think you have that on your desk.
• And I'm looking at, I looked at the design here that they have here.
• So there wouldn't be a specific designation for this.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 2265, which would provide the Fargo National Cemetery with up to a $3 million line of credit to help fund improvements such as indoor bathrooms, parking, a family gathering area, an office, a hearse garage, and a veterans gallery. Supporters said the cemetery has expanded rapidly since 2019, has already conducted about 1,000 burials, and needs better facilities for families and the Honor Guard; they also said the project would be subject to federal VA approval and, once completed, would be taken over by the VA. Members raised questions about the project’s cost, timing, funding sources, whether the bill should be a grant instead of a line of credit, and whether a chapel should be specifically included. No vote was taken on SB 2265 during the excerpt. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2230, which would have the Secretary of State mail active voters a guide on ballot measures at least 45 days before an election, with objective summaries, fiscal impacts, and arguments for and against each measure. Secretary of State Michael Howe said the office already receives many questions about ballot measures and would post the same information online and at polling places, while emphasizing the need to keep the material objective and consistent with election-law restrictions. Members generally supported the idea as a voter-education tool, and the committee adopted a due pass motion on SB 2230 by a 19-0 vote. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2256, which would provide one-time state support for the NDSU Research and Technology Park in Fargo to expand its role in commercialization, robotics, precision agriculture, and defense-related technology. Park CEO Brenda Weiland explained that the park is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit spun out of NDSU, governed by a board with both university and industry representation, and that the new model is intended to bridge the gap between research and market-ready products without competing directly with private industry. Members asked about ownership, intellectual property, the planned partnership with Carnegie Mellon’s robotics center, and how the park would use the funding; the discussion focused on contracts, licensing, and the park’s intent to build technical capacity and attract companies. The excerpt ends before any vote on SB 2256.

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• Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design
• Maybe Senator Hoffman can tell us, are their designes getting pums to show up to these meetings, Senator
• Maybe Senator Hoffman can tell us, are their designes getting pums to show up to these meetings, Senator
• <00:31:27.000> of<00:31:27.080> the bring together a design of the bring together a
• of the Commissioner of Health design of the Commissioner of Health deed<00:31:32.440> higher<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Army Corps of Engineers, and they've already begun the design.
• Army Corps of Engineers, and they've already begun the design.
• management plan and through the design management plan and through the design process<00:30:09.840
• <00:31:59.919> and the time for them to have a design and the time for them to have a design
• We had land the design of the project.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The license plate artwork was created by Replace Design Studio.
• The license plate artwork was created by Replace Design Studio.
• <01:08:45.279> for uh how solar facilities designed for uh how solar facilities designed for
• They are the same firm Design Studio.
• Thank you. by design water soluble, move through by design water soluble, move through the<01:28:49.600

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The testifier you just heard from was one of the key people who helped design this formula.
• The testifier you just heard from was one of the key people who helped design this formula.
• The testifier you just heard from was one of the key people who helped design this formula.
• The testifier you just heard from was one of the key people who helped design this formula.
• The testifier you just heard from was one of the key people who helped design this formula.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The rates they charge are designed to cover their costs.
• <00:10:46.320> to the rates they charge are designed to the rates they charge are designed
• It's designated by the donor at the time and after their death.
• It's designated by the donor at the time and after their death.
• It's designated by the donor at the time and after their death.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• you described to standup design you described to standup design construct<00:30:31.919> and
• We've built the building, we have the contractor, we have the design pretty much done, and we are at
• Then there's also a storm water permit, which is sort of after a design is prepared.
• The other thing that would happen also is design.
• :36.400> will our you know design consultant who will our you know design consultant who will

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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• I hereby designate the period from Monday, November 10, 2025 through Sunday, November 16, 2025 as a district
• <00:07:12.560> I<00:07:12.800> hereby<00:07:13.199> designate November 7th,
• I hereby designate November 7th, 2025.
• I hereby designate the<00:07:13.840> period<00:07:14.160> from<00:07:14.400> Monday,

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

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• Nisca from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to Rules 1.21 and 3.33, designates
• 41.120> 21<00:12:41.519> and rules 1.21 21 and rules 1.21 21 and 3.33<00:12:43.360> designates
• the<00:12:44.160> following<00:12:44.639> bills<00:12:45.279> to 3.33 designates
• the following bills to 3.33 designates the following bills to be<00:12:45.680> placed<00:12:45.920

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I mean, I would assume when the road was designed and, We're actually having positive drainage movement
• Is the previous engineer on the hook for a design flaw in this scenario, or is this something that was
• So on the NFA side, 81% complete on preliminary design, 52% on final, and 43% of construction contracts
• But overall, we're 44% through the final design, 31% into construction, and we'll get to the projects
• We delivered the bridge in 138 days from design to putting traffic across it.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met for an information-only hearing with no votes or formal actions. DOTD Secretary Glenn LaD and Deputy Secretary Beau Black outlined the department’s transformation efforts, emphasizing faster project delivery, improved transparency, and use of technology. They reported major reductions in contractor payment processing time, from roughly 35 days to 15 days or less, and change-order approvals from about 40–45 days to around five days. They also described new tools such as inspection tablets, a project delivery dashboard, e-ticketing, a customer service portal, and a pilot using sensor technology on department vehicles to identify potholes and damaged assets. The department said it is reorganizing district staffing, replacing the old area engineer model with district points of contact for construction, maintenance, and operations, without increasing total staff. Members focused heavily on local maintenance concerns, including potholes, drainage, culverts, mowing, overgrown ditches, and utility-related delays. Several legislators asked how to get quicker responses on routine maintenance and how to distinguish state responsibility from local jurisdiction. DOTD said it would meet with district administrators to address specific problems and clarify jurisdiction, and that the new customer service portal should help track complaints electronically. Members also asked about contractor accountability, utility relocations, and public communication on long-running projects; DOTD said it is improving internal KPIs, coordinating more closely with district staff and public information officers, and considering broader public updates beyond the website. The department also reviewed highway planning and funding. Officials said the Highway Priority Program is being reworked into a more fiscally constrained, staged process that starts earlier in concept development and gives legislators and constituents more feedback before the annual road show. They said the department is using new IDIQ contracting authority to bring in outside help for bridge maintenance and other work, and that bridge maintenance backlogs remain significant. DOTD reported that LTIF 1.0 and 2.0 together cover 91 projects statewide totaling more than $534 million, with over 40 complete, and that LTIF 3.0 adds 39 projects and about $165 million. Combined with other funding sources, the department said its upcoming construction program will include 385 projects worth about $1.73 billion. Legislators generally praised the department’s progress but raised concerns about lingering local problems and the need for clearer communication. Questions were also asked about a barge strike on the Black Bayou Pontoon Bridge, with DOTD saying divers and staff were inspecting the damage and that emergency repairs would likely be needed. After the DOTD update, the new Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, led by Archie Chesson, gave its own update on its first year, describing a small staff, heavy use of consultant and contractor pools, emergency procurement authority, and rapid delivery of rural bridge and roadway projects.