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• Also in Lima Ola, we've completed 45 units for workforce rental and 40 units for senior housing.
• units of Supportive<00:29:49.159><c> Housing</c><00:29:50.159><c> that</c><00:29:50.279><c> was</c><
• ><c> units</c><00:30:14.159><c> for</c><00:30:14.399><c> senior</c><00:30:14.960><c> housing</c><00:30
• :15.960><c> keys</c><00:30:16.279><c> are</c> and 40 units for senior housing keys are and 40 units for
• We're negotiating a design to create thousands of units of housing, a mixed-use facility in that area

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• PLEASE ENJOY THE CORDIALITIES OF HOUSE.
• Affordable housing.
• All of these United States are in the same United States of America, and yet the policies that we pass
• All of these United States are in the same United States of America, and yet the policies that we pass
• ADMINISTRATION ALL OF THESE UNITED STATES ARE IN THE SAME UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND YET, THE POLICIES

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions, including students from Brooklyn and St. John’s University, followed by adoption of the resolution calendar with exceptions for two items. The chamber then took up a series of previously adopted resolutions recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, Workplace Violence Prevention Month, the one-year anniversary of the Jet Set nightclub tragedy in the Dominican Republic, New York Constitution Day, and the Month of the Military Child. Senators speaking on the maternal health resolution emphasized racial disparities in maternal mortality and the need for culturally competent care; the workplace violence resolution highlighted hospital safety programs; the Jet Set resolution was adopted in memory of the victims; and the Constitution Day speech reviewed New York’s delayed but eventual support for independence in 1776. The military child resolution stressed the sacrifices of military families and support for children of service members. All of these resolutions were adopted, and the resolutions were opened to co-sponsorship. The Senate then moved through the third reading calendar, passing several bills and laying others aside. Measures passed included bills on public health, environmental conservation, executive law, public authorities, and consumer protection. One notable debate involved a bill to require transparency from private arbitration organizations handling consumer cases; supporters argued it would provide basic public data and guard against conflicts of interest, while opponents said it would burden a useful dispute-resolution process and intrude on privacy. The bill passed after debate. Another debated bill would phase out number 4 heating oil statewide; supporters said cleaner alternatives exist and the fuel is harmful to public health, while opponents raised cost and transition concerns, especially for colder regions. That bill also passed. The chamber also considered a bill to create a rebate program for battery-powered landscaping equipment, funded through utility-related mechanisms administered by NYSERDA. Supporters said it would reduce air and noise pollution and help companies transition, while opponents argued ratepayers should not subsidize landscaping equipment. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar. Finally, the Senate began discussion of a housing-related bill aimed at preserving manufactured home parks by enabling nonprofits or municipalities to acquire development rights and keep the land dedicated to that use, with the sponsor explaining that the goal is to protect affordable housing and help residents remain in their homes.

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• And so the typical housing unit, CDCR may have 100 incarcerated cells or bunks within that unit.
• It doesn't mean I can pull out and just have one officer in that housing unit.
• Let's say the unit next door looks identical, but houses mental health patients.
• If it's a lockup unit, meaning they're in segregated housing, restricted housing, I may have four extra
• Many of the women in this particular housing unit have filed abuse claims.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• My unit, 112 units I'm responsible for in my association, was suffering from black mold.
• My unit, 112 units I'm responsible for in<00:40:22.560><c> my</c><00:40:22.720><c> association.
• </c> records house by house to find records house by house to find foreclosure<00:43:20.160><c> filings
• SV Beckl, House Fiscal.
• Seeing none, I will move that House<01:49:00.480><c> File</c> House File House File 704<01:49:03.360>

Bills: SF1750 , HF704 , HF3479

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan

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• The House concurs.
• The House concurs. The House will be in order.
• units.
• housing.
• House and houses in error the house will be in a brief recess. In a brief recess. Thank you. Mr.

Summary: The House first adopted several ceremonial resolutions congratulating three Eagle Scouts, then concurred in Senate amendments to House bills affecting the town of Milford’s alcohol licensing law and the town of Middleton’s charter. It also passed to enact a Senate bill on maintenance of private roads in Gloucester and engrossed a House bill allowing Plymouth to create a special revenue account for land acquisition. The chamber later observed moments of silence for former Lynn City Councilor Richard “Rick” Ford, Portuguese American community leader Louis Pedroso, and Quincy veteran Mildred “Millie” Cox, and welcomed several guest groups and dignitaries, including students from Fall River, D.A.R. Good Citizen award recipients, and a British minister visiting the State House. Most of the floor session centered on FY27 budget amendments, especially housing and shelter policy. Members debated and rejected multiple Republican amendments that would have tightened eligibility for the HomeBASE and emergency shelter programs by requiring citizenship or limiting access to U.S. citizens with Massachusetts residency, with supporters arguing the changes would reduce costs and opponents saying the programs already have strict eligibility rules and that the proposals would exclude lawful residents and vulnerable families. The House also rejected an amendment to block Housing and Livable Communities grants from being conditioned on MBTA Communities Act compliance, with supporters calling it a reprieve for noncompliant towns and opponents saying the law is helping address the housing shortage. A consolidated housing/environment amendment was then adopted 154-0, funding major housing, shelter, clean water, climate, and food assistance accounts. The chamber also defeated amendments to create a data center commission and to eliminate the vocational-technical school admissions lottery, though the latter was withdrawn after debate. Another rejected amendment would have suspended public policy and public benefit charges on electric and gas bills; opponents said that would eliminate low-income and senior bill relief. The House then turned to education-related amendments, rejecting proposals to change special education reimbursement formulas and to raise the reimbursement rate from 75% to 80%, with opponents arguing the ideas needed committee review and cost analysis. Finally, the House began debating an amendment to fully fund regional school transportation by removing “subject to appropriation,” but the transcript ends before any final vote on that item.

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• Signed Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives. >> Pursuant to the order of the House,
• We all saw the exciting victory by the United States men's team securing a gold medal for the United
• WE ALL SAW THE EXCITING VICTORY BY THE UNITED STATES MEN'S TEAM SECURING A GOLD MEDAL FOR THE UNITED
• The House TNI Committee purposely partnered with the House Armed Services Committee to make sure both
• No House input.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• United States of free people governing ourselves can succeed. Mr.
• As a prosecutor, I upheld the trust of the citizens of the United States.
• My man, Clean House Kash. End of quote.
• He's the duly elected President of the United States.
• Is it time to clean house? You better believe it. Is cleaning house going to continue?

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: nominations, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Todd Blanch, Gail Slater, confirmation hearing

Summary: The meeting focused on the nominations of Todd Blanch and Gail Slater for the positions of Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, respectively. The committee considered the qualifications of both nominees, with opening statements provided by the nominees themselves. There was an evident emphasis on the rigorous vetting process that nominees undergo before their selection, highlighting the importance of the roles within the Department of Justice. Members of the committee engaged in a structured question-and-answer session to further evaluate the nominees' capabilities and fit for the positions they were nominated for, with each member allotted seven minutes to pose questions.

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• The House will be in order.
• </c><04:19:02.000><c> United</c><04:19:02.399><c> States</c> a bill to require the unit United States
• House unanimously.
• A bill to amend Section 3(b)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude certain disability
• A bill to amend Section 3(b)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude certain disability

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The hour of 12 noon having arrived, this House will come to order.
• I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have the United States in His holy protection, that He
• And the Chair recognizes Representative Borowitz, pursuant to House Rule 17, who will be making remarks
• So from Pennsylvania to the nation on our 250th anniversary, House Resolution 579, designating a day
• Motto and facilitated the addition of a prayer room in the United States Capitol.

Summary: The House convened at noon with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then postponed approval of the prior day’s journal. The main business was remarks by Representative Borowitz on House Resolution 579, marking America’s 250th anniversary and celebrating the nation’s founding principles. Her remarks emphasized the Declaration of Independence, natural rights, religious faith in American history, and a long list of historical examples she said reflected divine providence and the role of religion in public life. No debate or vote on the resolution itself is shown in the transcript. After the remarks, the chair reminded members of the five-minute rule for speeches under House Rule 17. Representative Dockery then moved that the House adjourn until Monday, June 29, 2026, at 12 noon unless recalled sooner by the Speaker. The motion to adjourn was put to a voice vote and adopted, and the House adjourned accordingly.

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• In the next couple of years, causing us to open more housing units requiring more FTE.
• It's going to cause us to open additional housing units.
• We have housing units and empty housing units available.
• When you say housing units, tell me a little more about what that is. You're right.
• units on overtime, or are we going to address the FTE needs to manage the housing units, which is a

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Summary: The committee met to hear an overview of the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice budget area and then received performance-measure presentations from the Department of Corrections, the Commission on Offender Review, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Staff reviewed the roughly $7.4 billion criminal justice and judiciary budget, noting major funding areas such as corrections, law enforcement, victim services, courts, and due process, along with recent investments in prison health care, security equipment, fentanyl enforcement, court staffing, and juvenile justice salaries and education programs. Secretary Dixon of the Department of Corrections described staffing and population pressures, including growth in inmate population, overtime-driven deficits, and the opening of additional housing units. He emphasized the department’s use of performance measures and highlighted reforms such as incentivized prisons, administrative management units, reentry planning, faith-based programs, and expanded education and vocational training. Members asked about teacher hiring, public defender pay parity, fentanyl funding, staffing capacity, and the role of the National Guard; Dixon said teacher vacancies had improved, public defenders had received comparable pay increases, fentanyl funding would be addressed further by FDLE, and the Guard had helped stabilize staffing. The Commission on Offender Review reported on parole, conditional release, addiction recovery supervision, and revocations, saying its recidivism/success rates had improved over a three-year measurement period. Senator Rouson pressed the commission on clemency and pardons, saying that work was omitted from the presentation and asking for backlog and case data; the commission said it did not have those figures on hand and would follow up. The committee also discussed a conditional medical release pilot study, and members questioned the report’s conclusion that no suitable elderly inmate population could be identified, asking what criteria were used and whether stakeholders were consulted. Secretary Hall of the Department of Juvenile Justice outlined the agency’s prevention-to-residential continuum and its emphasis on education, data-driven decision-making, and evidence-based programming. He said salary increases had reduced vacancies, juvenile arrests and residential commitments had fallen sharply over time, and tools such as civil citations, risk assessments, and quality-improvement reviews were being used to guide placements and services. Hall also described the department’s use of dashboards, monthly data check-ins, and the dispositional matrix to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.

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• House Bill 608 was signed by the President, and it will be returned to the House.
• A joint memorial to the President of the United States, the Senate and the House of Representatives of
• A joint memorial to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill 563 by the Business Committee.
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill 652 by the Resources and Conservation Committee.

Summary: The Senate convened with 32 members present, heard prayer and the Pledge, approved the prior journal, and received communications including the designation of Steve Kaiser as a substitute senator for District 15. The chamber also made several committee report referrals and introductions before moving into floor action on memorials and bills. The Senate adopted Senate Joint Memorials 110, 111, and 113. SJM 110 urged federal action to restore sugar import safeguards to protect Idaho sugar beet growers and rural jobs. SJM 111 reaffirmed Idaho’s position that public lands should remain in public hands and opposed transfer or sale of federal lands, with debate focusing on stewardship, access, and the cost of state management. SJM 113 supported the concept of Treasury bonds redeemable in gold as a way to test dollar credibility and address inflation. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 116, described as a cleanup of rules related to sales and use taxes and lodging taxes. On legislation, House Bill 624 passed the Senate 32-0 and was returned to the House; supporters said it updates Idaho’s virtual learning and Idaho Home Learning Academy framework with added oversight, transparency, and contract controls, while preserving the program. Senate Bill 1305 passed on a voice/roll-call consent vote and would let water district users, by resolution, charge water-right transfer costs to the person transacting the property rather than spreading them across all users. Senate Bill 1271, as amended, passed 28-3; it declares invasive rats a public health and safety nuisance and directs the Department of Agriculture to assess the problem and coordinate a response, with legislative approval required for any funding. The Senate then handled first- and second-reading referrals, held a few announcements, and adjourned until the next day.

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• I'm directed by the President of the United States to deliver to the House of Representatives a message
• The chair lays before the House a message to the Congress of the United States.
• The chair lays before the House a message to the Congress of the United States.
• The House must unite to denounce anti-Semitism and protect Jewish Americans from attacks on their religious
• MAGA controls the House, the Senate, and the United States Supreme Court. MAGA has a trifecta.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Cash led the defense of Jose Bidrago in United States vs.
• General of the United States.
• Against the Attorney General of the United States.
• The White House and the chain of command there. So the FBI works for the White House?
• I think the House Judiciary Committee put it out.

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• As California's affordable housing crisis worsens, unsubsidized affordable housing is disappearing and
• That's no longer the case because of the price of the house rights. a house.
• That's no longer the case because of the price of the house right now, the price of housing.
• Those are the affordable units.
• One of California's most underserved housing populations is manufactured housing communities.

Committee: Senate Housing

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1091, which would create the Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program within HCD to help nonprofit developers, community organizations, and local governments acquire unsubsidized rental housing and preserve it as affordable housing or homeownership opportunities. The author and supporters from Enterprise Community Partners, the Unity Council, and several housing and tenant groups argued that acquisition-preservation is a proven, cost-effective way to prevent displacement and homelessness. There was no opposition testimony. Members discussed funding, with the author and chair noting the bill is intended to be supported through the housing bond or other appropriations. The committee voted the bill do pass to Judiciary, with broad support and no recorded opposition. The committee then took up SB 904, which would codify and expand the wildfire rebuilding coordination and permitting streamlining used after the Los Angeles-area fires, including HCD-led review of permitting and code barriers and reporting on recovery lessons. The author said the bill is meant to speed rebuilding after future wildfire disasters and avoid repeated delays seen in places like the Camp Fire. Members raised concerns about the cost and repetition of requiring multiple agencies to produce reports after each disaster, and about e-permitting mandates for smaller jurisdictions. The author responded that the bill is meant to capture lessons from different fire contexts and that some concerns could be addressed with amendments. The bill was moved do pass to Emergency Management and was reported out with sufficient votes, though kept on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 1007, which would change HOA assessment rules by tying annual increases to inflation rather than allowing up to 20% increases, and would require clearer annual budget disclosures and evidence for fines. The author and supporters said the bill would improve transparency and protect homeowners from steep fee hikes, while opponents from community manager and HOA industry groups warned it could underfund reserves, force larger special assessments, and add duplicative paperwork. Several senators expressed support for the bill’s goals but raised concerns about the inflation cap, the need for flexibility for insurance and maintenance costs, and the visual-aid disclosure requirement. The author said amendments are forthcoming and that the bill will look different in the next committee; no final vote is reflected in the excerpt provided.

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• The House will be in order.
• </c> build more in the United States. build more in the United States.
• </c> to the house the approval thereof. to the house the approval thereof.
• in the House. Uh and Senator Cruz who in the House.
• The House will be in order. The House will be in order.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 28, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c> policies contained in House File 2783. policies contained in House File 2783.
• </c> House File 2603. House File 2603.
• in</c> Fraud Control Unit, which is housed in Fraud Control Unit, which is housed in the<01:10:10.120
• </c> on our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. on our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
• With that, that, that, House<01:27:18.480><c> File</c><01:27:19.080><c> 2713</c> House File 2713 House

Bills: HF2783 , HF2603 , HF2846 , HF2354 , HF1836 , HF2713 , HF1198 , HF1389

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• House Joint Resolution 78 provides for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
• They took their conclusion to the Senate of the United States of America, to the House of Representatives
• of the United States of America<02:33:49.040><c> to</c><02:33:49.200><c> the</c><02:33:49.359><c> House
• As I've said before, we're not the United States House of Free Stuff.
• </c> the United States House of Free stuff. the United States House of Free stuff.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I am honored to serve Texas's 32nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives
• I am honored to serve Texas's 32nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives
• The House will be in order, please. Messages from the President of the United States.
• The chair lays before the House a message to the Congress of the United States.
• </c> The chair lays before the House a message to the Congress of the United States, section 202(d) of

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• AB 748 establishes pre-approved housing programs for local agencies.
• AB 939 respectfully provides a targeted no-cost fix to streamline affordable housing homeownership by
• organization for the transfer of units to be sold to low-income individuals directly.
• The issue is their inability to find qualified buyers for their affordable for-sale units.
• ACA 4, Jackson, homelessness and affordable housing, holding committee.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Messages from the House.
• Further messages from the House: The House has refused to concur in proposed Senate amendments to House
• It comes from the House with... Thank you. It comes from the House with House Committee amendments.
• It comes from the House with a set of House Committee amendments. Thank you, Mr. President.
• It comes from the House with House Committee amendments and House floor amendments. Senator Morris.

Bills: SCR12 , HB221 , HB509 , HCR58 , HB75 , HB1222 , SB121 , SB312 , SB348 , SB485 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB65 , SB215 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR54 , HCR79 , HCR87 , HCR94 , HCR104 , HCR32 , HB944 , HB17 , HB41 , HB73 , HB223 , HB244 , HB410 , HB750 , HB759 , HB906 , HB966 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1086 , HB1107 , HB1112 , HB1215 , HB1242 , SB208 , SB217 , SB283 , SB387 , SB389 , SB401 , SB408 , SB469 , HB74 , HB119 , HB368 , HB414 , HB552 , HB732 , HB776 , HB848 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1236 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB78 , SB149 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB382 , SB441 , SB449 , HB134 , HB210 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB784 , HB1117

Keywords: logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, Mississippi River bridge, Trump Expressway, transportation, federal funding, Louisiana highways, injection wells, public hearing, geologic sequestration, environmental impact, public comment, Ascension Parish, state capitol, economic development, community partnership, celebration day