Video & Transcript : 'Congressional authorization' :
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, December 1, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I hope that we in the House will reclaim those portions of congressional authority.
- those portions of of congressional authority<03:40:38.000><c> and</c><03:40:38.479><c> uh</c><03:40:
- authorization.
- </c><04:13:52.000><c> And</c><04:13:52.159><c> that's</c> congressional authorization.
- And that's congressional authorization.
Bills:
HB4423 , HB5348 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB4429 , HB3716 , HR225 , HB5349 , HB5346 , HB5345 , HB5284 , HB4313 , HR1262 , SB616 , HR176 , HB2159 , HB4323 , HB2066 , HB4549 , HB4495 , HB4491 , HB3174
Keywords:
Burma, Myanmar, World Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, foreign aid, sanctions, military coup, democracy, development financing, multilateral lending, Treasury Department, Executive Director, international financial institutions, human rights, junta, national interest waiver, Social Security, SSN, Social Security number
TX
Bills:
SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 10 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB17 , HB7 , HB7 , HB15 , HB15 , HB27 , HB1 , HB7 , HB15 , HB18 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , HB17 , HB27 , HB1 , SB8 , HCR13 , SB2 , SB5 , SB10
Keywords:
disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- If we were to authorize taxes, this is authorizing $45 million with the taxes.
- taxes, this is if we were to authorize taxes, this is authorizing authorizing authorizing $45<00:29:
- </c> bill is authorization of a sales tax. bill is authorization of a sales tax.
- . authorized. authorized.
- Which has taxing authority<01:12:02.760><c> is</c> authority is authority is a<01:12:04.000><c> weird
Bills:
HF4094 , HF3390 , HF3813 , HF3583 , HF3751 , HF4324 , HF4789 , HF3596 , HF4033 , HF4424 , HF4053
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
Crosby, local sales tax, bonding authority, community projects, voter approval, Owatonna, use tax, special law, community center, municipal finance, capital project, sales and use tax, local option tax, city tax, public facility, general election, bond referendum, debt limit, levy limit, Minnesota local government
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- All those in favor, the author the A3.
- and requiring the the Authority and requiring the the authority<00:08:54.959><c> to</c><00:08:55.120
- It talks about the sale and use tax authorization, authorizing the city to impose a local sales tax of
- Subdivision three is the bonding authority authorizing the city to issue bonds to finance the projects
- ><c> on</c><00:58:49.520><c> our</c> author authoring this legislation on our author authoring this legislation
Bills:
HF4094 , HF3390 , HF3813 , HF3583 , HF3751 , HF4324 , HF4789 , HF3596 , HF4033 , HF4424 , HF4053
Committee:
Senate Taxes
Keywords:
Crosby, local sales tax, bonding authority, community projects, voter approval, Owatonna, use tax, special law, community center, municipal finance, capital project, sales and use tax, local option tax, city tax, public facility, general election, bond referendum, debt limit, levy limit, Minnesota local government
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/25/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- prescribing an opioid or benzodiazepine and before any subsequent refills, and removes related waiver authority
- ownership, while a new permit application is under review, subject to specified conditions, the bill authorizes
- we've operated, but a light bulb went on earlier this year saying we're doing this, but where's the authority
- Contracted arrangements, prior authorization, and utilization management are precisely the tools that
- So I invoke the wisdom, might, and authority of the angel Gabriel upon my words, these proceedings, and
Keywords:
kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, vaccination mandates, mask requirements, public health, government entities, COVID-19, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, pharmacy practice, state regulations, termination, regulatory framework
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- 1113 allows the court in proceedings for court-ordered evaluation or court-ordered treatment to authorize
- And this amendment and this bill will authorize an employee to complete the service and file the required
- on how long the Arizona Board of Pharmacy has to subsequently approve anything that the FDA has authorized
- and the DEA has rescheduled, so really there is... ...authorized and DEA has rescheduled, so really
Bills:
SB1113 , SB1115 , SB1122 , SB1123 , SB1125 , SB1165 , SB1188 , SB1193 , SB1243 , SB1318 , SB1477
Committees:
House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference
Keywords:
mental health, involuntary evaluation, service of process, court-ordered treatment, evaluation agencies, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, healthcare, behavioral health, prior authorization, American Indian health program, medicaid, medical examiner, death investigation, body disposal, autopsy, veteran burial
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill prohibits contractors from requiring prior authorization for diagnostic services and from imposing
- Prohibiting the MCOs from implementing prior authorization for diagnostic services could lead to increased
- The bill authorizes the chairs of the legislative health and human services committees to each designate
- Will they be entitled to deny claims using prior authorization?
- So this would work just as if... ...the prior authorization.
Bills:
SB1086 , SB1193 , SB1318 , SB1345 , SB1346 , SB1451 , SB1496 , SB1611 , SB1630 , SB1631 , SB1632 , SB1672
Keywords:
reimbursement, healthcare, laboratory services, noncontracting providers, Arizona health care cost containment, personal identifying information, PII, privacy, confidential records, public records exemption, commercial disclosure, data privacy, licensure, certification, health professions, health care licensing, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, emergency medical care technician, EMCT
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment, McFadden 141 by Representative Dye, makes this authorization for a utility to recover
- It delays the authority for the Department of Ecology to adopt a rule addressing residential washing
- "It delays the Department of Ecology's authority to enforce any residential, commercial, or industrial
- I just want to restore local government authority. Representative Doer, thank you, Madam Chair.
- there's a lot of this here that came from local government I just want to restore local government authority
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
Keywords:
distributed energy, renewable energy, energy resources, sustainability, energy policy, extended producer responsibility, paint waste management, environmental regulations, recycling, microplastics, pollution, environmental protection, washing machines, water quality, energy facilities, large energy use, regulation, state oversight, infrastructure, oil tanker
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 30th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- are different entities. authorizer are different entities.
- When the authorizer and the operator are the same, accountability can become watered down.
- This board of education serves as the sole authorizing authority and oversees the day-to-day operations
- The only challenge is working out the authorizer-operator issue.
- So you're looking at trying to get the authorizer as the local board of education.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
Keywords:
computer science, K-12 education, public schools, graduation requirement, digital literacy, coding, programming, STEM, artificial intelligence, AI, computational thinking, technology education, computer literacy, high school credit, middle school, elementary school, teacher training, professional development, distance learning, virtual school
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 9th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Just to be clear, all this bill does is authorize the creation of this grant program.
- It permits. and other authorized entities to accept DDLs, or digital driver's licenses, as available.
- little bit about, you know, with the limited authority that they do have, what have they been able to
- Safety Administration regulations and the authorization of revocation authority for the terrorist Offender
- Section 521.348 authorizes the Depart...
Bills:
HB2034 , HB2436 , HB3010 , HB3033 , HB3138 , HB3177 , HB3426 , HB3686 , HB3858 , HB4176 , HB4257 , HB4264 , HB4804 , HCR98
Keywords:
groundwater, foreign ownership, national security, water permits, environmental health, deadly conduct, firearm, recklessness, peace officer, prosecution, Penal Code, Texas laws, disaster recovery, infrastructure, rural communities, grants, state funding, emergency management, HB 3033, Texas Department of Public Safety
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jul 1st, 2026
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- These are the communities asking for the authority to restrict anticoagulant poisons within their municipal
- These are the communities asking for the authority to restrict anticoagulant poisons within their municipal
- Thank you for the opportunity to speak about our bill, an act to authorize the town of North Andover
Keywords:
Newbury, rodenticides, second generation anticoagulant rodenticides, SGARs, pesticides, pest control, wildlife protection, environmental regulation, local bylaw, municipal authority, private property, rodent control, anticoagulant poison, public health, Massachusetts local option, Wellfleet, fertilizer, nitrogen, phosphorus, nutrient pollution
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- If we could have the author back at the table.
- Well, let, if you don't mind, I spoke to the author last night.
- That authority would not change.
- That’s a long-standing practice, and that authority would not change.
- What we did instead was give the judge the authority to...
Bills:
HCR6 , HCR19 , HB81 , HB134 , HB154 , HB163 , HB170 , HB194 , HB254 , HB318 , HB410 , HB473 , HB485 , HB718 , HB970
Committee:
House Civil Law and Procedure
Keywords:
HCR 6, House Concurrent Resolution 6, successions, intestate succession, testate succession, disinheritance, disinherison, forced heirship, forced heir, legitime, estranged heir, estranged child, inheritance, estate planning, wills, testaments, Civil Code Article 1617, Civil Code Article 1618, Civil Code Article 1619, Civil Code Article 1620
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 26th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- We will move to a briefing on Senate Bill 6225, authorizing bonds for transportation funding.
- You heard this bill, this proposed substitute 6225, on Tuesday, that authorizes additional bonds.
- There is an increase to the SR 520 bond authorization of $500 million, and it repeals some older bond
- authorizations.
- We will now move on to Senate Bill 6225, authorizing bonds for transportation funding.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> thank my co-author, Representative thank my co-author, Representative Perryman.<01:11:12.640><c>
- </c> authorization for Brooks. authorization for Brooks.
- </c><01:38:24.239><c> is</c> We can't pretend prior authorization is We can't pretend prior authorization
- And the bill that I passed on prior<01:41:55.600><c> authorization</c> prior authorization prior authorization
- ><c> and</c><01:42:05.119><c> then</c><01:42:05.280><c> you</c> authorization one time and then you authorization
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
massage therapy, Asian bodywork therapy, massage therapist, Asian bodywork therapist, licensure, professional licensing, health occupations, Department of Health, commissioner of health, advisory council, protected title, unlicensed practice, scope of practice, consumer protection, background check, professional liability insurance, continuing education, credentialing examination, state preemption, municipal regulation
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, House Bill 2123 changes a statute that has authorized the OTA to build a bridge crossing.
- A statute that has authorized the OTA to build a bridge crossing the Arkansas between Tulsa and Bigsby
- Out of that meeting, they requested that we change the authorization statute to remove the self-sufficiency
- Members, what this does is it sets a sunset provision onto the Turnpike Authority.
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
transportation, oversize permit, overweight permit, permit fees, motor carrier, commercial trucking, heavy haul, wide load, special combination vehicle, manufactured home transport, portable building transport, utility poles, rural electric cooperative, farm equipment, agricultural hauling, bridge formula, load limits, weight limits, road funding, highway construction
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 16th, 2026 at 09:04 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So we believe in prior authorization.
- We do believe that prior authorization should apply to those drugs.
- I have to fight for prior authorization every three months.
- Prior authorization is approved. Okay, thank you for that.
- Subsequent prior authorizations more than every three years.
Committee:
House House Health & Human Services
Keywords:
SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 14th, 2026 at 10:35 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- We have Ashley Leach here as the director for any questions, and also the New Mexico Finance Authority
Committee:
House House Taxation & Revenue
Keywords:
general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 13th, 2026 at 08:35 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Paul Lord, and I serve as chairman of the board of New Mexico Bioscience Authority.
- They make a payment in lieu of taxes back to all the taxing authorities.
Committee:
House House Taxation & Revenue
Keywords:
general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 4th, 2026 at 06:25 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I may or may not have someone from the Health Care Authority. Oh, great.
- This is a prior authorization bill to exempt some categories from prior authorization.
- So in 2018 we started making changes to the prior authorization.
- at all, with approximately 6 that are subject to prior authorization.
- Because the County Commission authorized it. Madam Chair, Senator, yes.
Committee:
Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs
Keywords:
prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:42 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- I got this idea because I'm a voting member of the Mortgage Finance Authority Oversight Committee.
- And so that was creating a tax problem because the authorities still wanted more money and they weren't
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
quantum technology, tax credit, infrastructure, economic development, New Mexico, corporate tax, research and development, innovation, foster care, income tax, guardianship, youth services, financial relief, affordable housing, gross receipts tax, tax deduction, construction materials, multifamily housing, low income, tax credits