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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:19:33.679><c> government</c> effort while this federal government effort while this federal government
- </c> And the number one role of the federal And the number one role of the federal government,<02:42:
- </c> of the federal government is. of the federal government is.
- And so doing debt at the federal level.
- </c> spending is not on what the federal spending is not on what the federal government<02:52:26.560>
Keywords:
rules resolution, special rule, House procedure, floor consideration, lead ammunition, lead tackle, fishing tackle, hunting, wildlife management, federal lands, federal waters, Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, immigration and nationality act, inadmissible, deportable, public benefits fraud, fraud against the United States, alien deportation, law enforcement animals
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 11, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> slash federal funding for clean water slash federal funding for clean water and<00:40:41.760><c>
- </c><00:41:41.119><c> water</c><00:41:41.440><c> infrastructure</c> other federal water infrastructure
- They call it to address additional funding from other federal and non-federal partners to support water
- </c><02:24:26.080><c> Water</c> bill to amend the Federal Water bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution
- </c><03:47:07.840><c> Water</c> a bill to amend the Federal Water a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Keywords:
military funding, defense, appropriations, fiscal year, government, labor relations, collective bargaining, federal employees, workforce protection, executive order, federal labor relations, labor management, federal oversight, government reform, Clean Water Act, Federal Water Pollution Control Act, PERMIT Act, waters of the United States, WOTUS, EPA
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit
Transcript Highlights:
- So, all this bill does is take motorized vehicles out of the waters, not being able to... ...out of the
- waters, not being able to use motor scooters and all-terrain vehicles in the water.
Bills:
SB171
Committee:
House Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- can experience that out in the water.
- You can experience that out in the water with your net and that sort of thing.
- Methods to ensure cut and uprooted plant matter is removed from these waters.
- You drag it out of the water when you cut it, right?
- What if it was a state water patrol? They would go to the state. Okay, whichever.
Committee:
House Agriculture and Forestry
Keywords:
fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, HB212, aquatic plants, public waters, state waters, waterways, water management, aquatic vegetation, weed removal, vegetation control, lake management, river management, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Feb 12th, 2025
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Keywords:
weight limits, trucking regulations, transportation, enforcement authority, portable scales, SB64, Alabama, state waters, public waters, aquatic plants, aquatic vegetation, lake management, waterway maintenance, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, commercial contractors, vegetation removal, mowing aquatic plants, uprooting plants
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- Basically, it requires that weeds that need to be cut by entrepreneurs now need to be removed from the water
- We have massive problems with our water lines.
- The location for the door and water is a minimum requirement for the shelters.
Committee:
House Agriculture and Forestry
Keywords:
SB64, Alabama, state waters, public waters, aquatic plants, aquatic vegetation, lake management, waterway maintenance, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, commercial contractors, vegetation removal, mowing aquatic plants, uprooting plants, Class C misdemeanor, fine, water quality, invasive species, lakes
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 18th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- enforcement's not able to enforce or move them on. enforce or move them on because it's a public conveyance, waters
- Senator Albritton, you and I represent an area that has a lot of water.
- The term does not include a vessel or other watercraft designed for transportation on water.
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, SB142, Alabama, voting, voter registration, election law, Secretary of State, board of registrars, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, National Change of Address, NCOA, voter roll maintenance, address change, voter list cleanup, inactive voter
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> federal government must do the same. federal government must do the same.
- </c> federal workers. federal workers.
- </c> to tear apart our federal workforce. to tear apart our federal workforce.
- </c> over federal employees. over federal employees.
- </c><04:26:14.880><c> federal</c> The bill creates a federal federal The bill creates a federal federal
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, I mean, you know, it's sort of like, let's look at the federal level, right?
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
codification, state law, legal revisions, Alabama code, legislative updates, archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, catfish, transportation, public waters, criminal penalties, natural resources, education, public schools, constitution amendment, national anthem, weekly broadcast
TX
Committee:
House Environmental Regulation
Keywords:
alternative fueling, grants, environment, public accessibility, transit authorities, scrap tires, tire dumping, illegal dumping, waste tire cleanup, environmental remediation, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, county grants, public education, enforcement, prosecution, right-of-way, coastal waters, inland waters, solid waste
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:02:25.920><c> government</c> resources from the federal government resources from the federal
- Uh, we're not going to be sacrificing air quality, water quality, water quantity, groundwater quality
- The DNR follows all state, federal,<01:04:29.039><c> and</c><01:04:29.359><c> federal</c><01:04:29.760
- laws federal, and federal policies and laws in<01:04:30.880><c> the</c><01:04:31.039><c> design</c><
- That is an essential water bodies.
Keywords:
HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Creek Lake was a public body of water. Creek Lake was a public body of water.
- And under state law, once you dam a navigable waterway, then the surface waters become public waters.
- I say it protects what his intent of the bill is. board of water and sewer commissions in board of water
- water.
- </c> the water. the water.
Bills:
SB222 , HB560 , HB475 , HB484 , HB583 , HB542 , HB566 , SB222 , HB560 , HB475 , HB484 , HB583 , HB542 , HB566
Keywords:
medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:34.080><c> season,</c> of just during the open water season, of just during the open water
- </c><01:13:00.080><c> and</c> with the Minnesota Board of Water and with the Minnesota Board of Water
- level through something called federal level through something called the<01:13:29.920><c> federal</
- </c> accomplished on the federal level. accomplished on the federal level.
- Even though the water permit was already in place, the water use never changed.
Keywords:
boat storage structures, public waters, natural resources, rule amendments, watercraft canopy, PFAS, environmental regulation, manufacturers, public health, product safety, groundwater, water appropriation, water-use permit, water permit, aquifer test, aquifer, well construction, groundwater permit, Department of Natural Resources, DNR
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Jan 19th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- When in state waters or within three miles of the Washington State coastline.
- in the Washington coastal waters.
- laden with heavy metals into marine waters.
- Essentially, scrubbers turn air pollution into water pollution.
- off the road as fast as possible into the closest body of water.
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
Keywords:
6PPD, tires, environmental impact, public health, chemical regulation, HB1652, Salish Sea Protection and Marine Clean Fuels Act, marine fuel, low-sulfur fuel, sulfur emissions, ocean-going vessels, shipping, maritime pollution, air quality, particulate matter, Department of Ecology, port visit, regulated waters, fuel switching, vessel emissions
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 29th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- ...the 8A hope and also the need for the federal release, I guess, to do that.
- Yeah, and we signed the commitment with Federal Highways. That's what happens.
- We signed the commitment with Federal Highways. That's what happens.
- We signed the commitment with Federal Highways. That's what happens.
- Maneuver the boats within restricted waters. Sure.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
traffic safety, roadway fatalities, Washington traffic safety commission, policy update, road safety, accident prevention, disability, parking privileges, accessibility, special parking, local government, oil tankers, restricted waters, environmental safety, maritime regulations, state law, fifth-wheel, travel trailers, vehicle regulation, transportation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 27th, 2026 at 02:30 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- We're surrounded by water, but we only use it for a few big ferries.
- In between the legs is water, a lot of water.
- So I think it's time that we consider getting off the roads and onto the water.
- For our residents, the expanded Bash on Water Taxi is our...
- For our residents, the expanded Bash on Water Taxi is our only reliable lifeline.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
vehicle ownership, insurance, title transfer, consumer protection, motor vehicle, oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- current law, oil tankers of between 40,000 and 125,000 deadweight tons may operate in certain state waters
- current law, oil tankers of between 40,000 and 125,000 deadweight tons may operate in certain state waters
- Those of you who have been on the waters in the Salish Sea, especially up in the San Juan Islands, you
- He explained that their plant has several steps: they convert CO2 to CO, there are water electrolyzers
- We convert CO2 to CO, there's water electrolyzers, there's a fisher tropes process.
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
Keywords:
oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment, coast guard authorization, Board of Pilotage Commissioners, articulated tug barge, bunker vessel, refueling vessel
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had federal support.
- ...obstruct or change the natural flow or bed of any of the salt or fresh waters of the state.
- It's got compressible soils, and our surface water team is working on the design right now.
- It's got compressible soils where our surface water team is working on the design right now.
- It's on our list. but the emergency surface water team is working on the design right now.
Bills:
SB6132 , SB6181 , SB6154 , SB6189 , SB5903 , SB6037 , SB5983 , SB5995 , SB6016 , SB5820 , SB6064 , SB6077 , SB6101 , SB6013 , SB6066
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
indebtedness limits, inland port districts, federal funding, infrastructure improvements, economic development, city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- And so this bill provides some safeguards in terms of some transparency around what water use is and
- , not just one, that take 5% of the water, not 50, 5.
- They won't be taking the water because in Quincy I've got eight data centers, not just one, that take
- 5% of the water, not 50, 5.
- We're not taking the water. We're not taking the river streams in our rivers.
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
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:
- drinking water.
- She was instrumental, being added to our soil and water.
- She was instrumental in the creation of the Massachusetts Clean Water Act.
- And that’s because there’s not meaningful federal regulation of them.
- I’m the legislative vice president of the American Federation of Aviculture.
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