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• The Department of Justice got the funding. The Department of Justice programmed the funding.
• The Department of Justice got the funding. The Department of Justice programmed the funding.
• The Department of Justice got the funding. The Department of Justice programmed the funding.
• The Department of Justice got the funding. The Department of Justice programmed the funding.
• </c> that money to the Department of Justice. that money to the Department of Justice.

Bills: HB2240 , HB2255

Keywords: law enforcement, police, officer safety, officer wellness, violent attacks, ambush attacks, assaults on police, anti-police violence, public safety, Department of Justice, Attorney General, FBI, National Institute of Justice, Uniform Crime Reporting, UCR, NIBRS, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection, LEOKA, bulletproof vests, Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership

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• Members of the quorum are present.
• Men of honor can stand above it.
• The Dean of the Senate moves to dispense with the reading of yesterday's journal.
• Hagenbuch, Paul, Hinojosa of New Oasis, Hinojosa of Hidalgo, Huffman.
• of the nature.

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

Bills: SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , SB 1 , HB4 , HB4 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , SB1 , SB2 , SB5

Keywords: 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, through-year assessment, diagnostic reports, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plans

Bills: HR670 , HB1601 , HB1600 , HB1834 , HR780 , HR131 , HR504 , HB6938

Keywords: military, veterans, mental health, suicide prevention, awareness day, Russia, Ukraine, foreign policy, territorial integrity, national interest, Russian aggression, Russian occupation, Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, sanctions, diplomatic recognition, foreign assistance

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• You've served as a justice. Of the peace? I did. You are a former police officer? Yes, sir.
• Now, isn't it strange that the Department of Justice letter... At another time, I'm going to...
• Department of Justice. Is that correct, Mr. Chairman?
• The Department of Justice reference letter was written by the Department of Justice.
• Department of Justice. It's addressed to the governor's office and the Attorney General.

Bills: SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB4 , HB1 , HB3 , HB20 , HB22 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , HB4 , SB2 , SB5

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

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• Constitution The loss of an independent Department of Justice is not only a threat to the rule of law
• I hope for the sake of the nation that Mr.
• I was in the Department of Justice when it stood up the National Security Division and I was part of
• which I spoke, that of protecting the nation.
• And if you want to head the National Security Division at the Department of Justice, you don't stick

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: John Eisenberg, assistant attorney general, national security, China Initiative, Department of Justice, judicial authority, executive actions, nomination hearing

Summary: The committee meeting primarily involved discussions around key nominations and pressing legal issues pertaining to the Department of Justice. Notable discussions included the nomination of John Eisenberg for assistant attorney general for national security, where concerns over the revival of the China Initiative were raised. Senators expressed significant apprehensions regarding previous actions taken under this initiative and its implications for national security. Additionally, there were critiques of the broader implications of executive actions that challenge judicial authority, aligning with ongoing dialogues about the integrity of the judiciary and executive oversight.

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• Today is May 19, 2026, and this is the hearing of the Criminal Justice Committee. Mr.
• But I find it very, very hard to believe that justice should be built on the cost of innocent blood.
• It directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study mandatory issuance of protective orders.
• I couldn't really argue any of this. But I know the people at the Law Institute are.
• That concludes the business of the Criminal Justice Committee.

Bills: HR73 , HR272 , HR273 , HR278 , HCR91 , HCR99 , HCR100 , HCR111 , HB255 , HB261 , HB328 , HB378 , HB479 , HB517 , HB564 , HB778 , HB1090 , SB135 , SB278 , SB448

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: domestic abuse, protective orders, victim protection, Louisiana State Law Institute, mandatory procedures, parental discipline, corporal punishment, child abuse, cruelty to juveniles, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, child welfare, DCFS, Office of Juvenile Justice, reasonable discipline, parental rights, family law, law enforcement reports, abuse allegations, single-parent households

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• ><c> Cattleman's</c> president of the National Cattleman's president of the National Cattleman's Beef
• ,</c><01:28:17.840><c> and</c> nation, his example of patriotism, and nation, his example of patriotism
• in</c><02:50:05.439><c> the</c> Department of Justice has done in the Department of Justice has done
• Department</c> review of how the Justice Department review of how the Justice Department appoints<03:
• 24.800><c> Arizona</c> National Association of Police, Arizona National Association of Police, Arizona

Bills: HB8365 , HB5625 , HCR75 , HB6260 , HB8469

Keywords: monitoring, court appointments, public service, accountability, government oversight, pro bono, reduced fees, cashless bail, criminal justice, public safety, Attorney General, pretrial release, Iran, military force, War Powers Resolution, U.S. Armed Forces, hostilities, Congress, national security, bail fraud

Bills: HR888 , SJR80 , HJR131 , HJR130 , HJR133 , HR889 , HR878 , HR879 , HB4405 , HR887 , HR886

Keywords: censure, Stacey Plaskett, Jeffrey Epstein, House of Representatives, Intelligence Committee, ethical conduct, congressional disapproval, Bureau of Land Management, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska, environmental regulation, oil leasing, coastal plain, HJR130, H.J.Res. 130, Congressional Review Act, CRA, BLM, Buffalo Field Office, resource management plan

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• The removal of judges for cause as determined by a majority vote of the legislature.
• SB 97 proposes to amend Article 1, Section 17A of the Constitution of Louisiana.
• Law Institute to study the issue and come back with recommendations and advisability of whether or not
• One of the main things in this piece of legislation is it applies only to entities that hold a valid
• One of the main things in this piece of legislation is it applies only to entities that hold a valid

Bills: HB375 , HB986 , HB1098 , SCR35 , SB97 , SB123 , SB466

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Keywords: liability, regional transit, streetcars, trolley cars, motor vehicles, HB986, vehicular homicide, child support, surviving child, minor child, parent killed in crash, criminal restitution, family law, Louisiana child support schedule, R.S. 9:315.48, R.S. 14:32.1, victim compensation, traffic fatality, wrongful death, sentencing enhancement

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• </c> of Americans to ensure that our national of Americans to ensure that our national parks<00:08:13.919
• Right now, the nation of with the US.
• c> and</c> influence of nations like China and influence of nations like China and protect<05:40:26.160
• </c><05:52:00.798><c> of</c> for peace by making all free nations of for peace by making all free nations
• in a, quote, long-term pattern of serious instances of activity adverse to the national security of

Bills: HB6504 , HB6500 , HB2683 , SB269 , HB6732 , HB6715 , HB6719 , SB3424 , HR909

Keywords: Haiti, duty-free imports, economic recovery, trade, Caribbean Basin, tariff, apparel, remote access, national security, export controls, cloud computing, foreign policy, international relations, improper payments, deceased, social security, federal coordination, state agencies, coercion, minors

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• So, that's taken care of. It also applies to enlisted and officers.
• This is legal services through the National...
• Legal services through the National Guard can already be offered and is already provided to all of our
• Even we can get any sort of military service provided through that team.
• Mars, want to just kind of elaborate?

Bills: SB198 , SB179

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: Alabama National Guard, National Guard legal services, legal assistance program, judge advocate, staff judge advocate, paralegal, military justice, military law, legal aid, preventive law, notary, notarial acts, Adjutant General, State Military Department, Office of General Counsel, Army Regulation 27-1, Army Regulation 27-3, Air Force Instruction 51-304, Air National Guard Instruction 51-504, Title 31

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• And then there were thousands of employees uh at the National Institute uh for Health and Centers for
• And then there were thousands of employees uh at the National Institute uh for Health and Centers for
• And then there were thousands of employees uh at the National Institute uh for Health and Centers for
• uh at the were thousands of employers uh at the National<02:08:22.119><c> Institute</c><02:08:23.280
• of our nation depends.

Bills: HR981 , HR1228 , HB1526 , HCR14 , SJR18 , SJR28 , HR313

Keywords: federal budget, deficit reduction, economic growth, national debt, bipartisan support, House resolution, congressional subpoena, subpoena enforcement, Oversight Committee, House Oversight and Government Reform, judicial proceedings, declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, House counsel, private counsel, contempt of Congress, Pamela J. Bondi, Department of Justice, DOJ records, Jeffrey Epstein

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• New Mexico, because of our wonderful universities, our national laboratories, and our historical legacy
• benefit of New Mexico and, frankly, the nation.
• Secondly, we Technology for the benefit of New Mexico and frankly, the nation.
• So when MobileI got developed and they sold to Intel, Israel, as a nation, receives a portion of the
• Because of the national security implications, you wouldn't want, I don't know.

Bills: SB151 , HB8 , SB177

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• We changed the date of the sunset. Is that the only change in here?
• There's a little bit of a fray about House Bill 2 and what happened to the 1%.
• And remember, if you're making under $50,000, we're paying 100% of that.
• The employer pensions cost us $116 million a year, for a total of $1.6 billion over the last four years
• So there's a lot of money spent on our state employees. We've taken care of them very well.

Bills: SB151 , HB8 , SB177

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• The justice of the peace and The Justice of the Peace and Constable Courts in Wards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and
• a lot of them from the Justice of the Peace have to be overturned.
• justice of peace.
• We don't have justice of the peace. So all of this is new.
• that all of this process is going to operate like it did in justice of the peace, in front of a justice

Bills: HR2 , HR37 , HR61 , HCR11 , HCR64 , HB89 , HB183 , HB341 , HB371 , HB451 , HB480 , HB520 , HB541 , HB579 , HB597 , HB816 , HB1004 , HB1064 , HB1165 , SB44

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: transparency, accountability, Justice Department, FBI, Jeffrey Epstein, victim protection, investigation, public trust, HR37, House Resolution 37, Honduras veterans, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, military medal, veteran recognition, Congress memorialization, U.S. veterans, foreign deployment, 1981 to 1992, military service awards, combat support

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• And in New Orleans, New Orleans has the sixth highest rate of Alzheimer's disease in the entire nation
• pre-employment letters when we already do OIG screenings, National Sex Registry, we do all of those.
• pre-employment letters when we already do OIG screenings, National Sex Registry, we do all of those.
• Institutes guidelines and design construction of hospitals and outpatient facilities.
• In most cases, over 4,500 hours of training, supervised clinical experience, and national competency

Bills: HB946 , HB1093 , SB26 , SB29 , SB30 , SB195 , SB219 , SB222 , SB255 , SB314 , SCR2 , SCR22

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: healthcare transparency, hospital pricing, consumer protection, collection actions, fines, naturopathic medicine, Louisiana Board of Naturopathic Medicine, licensing, healthcare, prescriptive authority, natural therapies, opioid treatment, regulation, addiction recovery, state law, SB 29, Act 732, coroner, autopsy, child death

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• Imagine living in fear of the man behind you at the pharmacy. of the delivery driver, even of your own
• Her doctor prescribes. in case of postpartum hemorrhage, one of the leading causes of maternal death.
• It happened just two months ago at one of the state's largest institutions with top-tier health care.
• All of it is trauma. All of it is embodied.
• Most healthcare in America today, there's a record of that and of what happened, of the outcomes.

Bills: SB 8 , SB 1 , SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 10 , HB27 , HB7 , HB17 , HB1 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB20 , HB18 , HB7 , HB17 , HB1 , HB20 , HB18 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , SB1 , SR85 , SR87 , SB8 , SB5 , SB2 , SB10 , HB27

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam

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• Chairman, and members of the committee.
• of medicine in Alabama.
• :48.960><c> that</c> of Alabama ASEAP and as a part of that of Alabama ASEAP and as a part of that the
• We had cough, flu, ankle sprains, kind of those types of things.
• Thank you. every corner of our state. Alamians every corner of our state.

Bills: SB63 , SB80 , SB63 , SB80

Committee: Senate Healthcare

Keywords: immigration, law enforcement, fingerprints, DNA collection, illegal aliens, Alabama state law, SB80, Buddy Sharpless Education Institute, Alabama Local Government Training Institute, county commissioner training, local government training, ethics training, State Ethics Commission, county commissioners, Association of County Commissions of Alabama, local emergency management director, public officials, municipal officials, Alabama Code Title 11, Alabama Code Title 31

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• </c> the future of our nation. I thank Mr. the future of our nation. I thank Mr.
• <c> Specialist</c> life of Iowa National Guard Specialist life of Iowa National Guard Specialist Marin
• the very best of Iowa and the very best of our nation.
• The Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, or IT, is the premier engineering laboratory of the National
• of justice.

Bills: SB1596 , HB1770 , HB1709 , HR504 , HR410 , HR1044 , HB1729 , HB2316 , HR900 , HB3657 , HB1765 , HB1717 , HB2037 , HB1455 , HB1766 , HB1618

Keywords: Jocelyn Nungaray, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, national wildlife refuge, Texas, Houston, refuge renaming, commemorative naming, federal land, US Fish and Wildlife Service, public law 119-30, immigration, illegal aliens, Tren de Aragua, memorial, wildlife refuge act, Consumer Safety Technology Act, AI for Consumer Product Safety Act, Blockchain Innovation Act, Digital Taxonomy Act, Consumer Product Safety Commission