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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Jayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Mar 5th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- As a medical researcher who has engaged in NIH-sponsored research for decades, Dr.
- NIH's research should focus on research that solves the American chronic disease crisis.
- The NIH itself, just last year, faced a research integrity scandal involving research on Alzheimer's
- Both chronic disease research and infectious disease research. Yes. Okay.
- Will you prohibit the use of abortive fetal tissue in NIH research, NIH-funded research.
Keywords:
NIH funding, healthcare research, chronic diseases, scientific integrity, public trust, pandemic response
Summary:
The meeting of the committee focused on various healthcare and scientific issues, with significant discussions surrounding the impact of recent administrative actions on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its research agenda. Senators expressed concerns over funding cuts and personnel reductions, particularly the reported termination of over 1,200 NIH staff members, which could jeopardize ongoing and future research projects. The session included testimonies on the importance of supporting early-stage researchers and restoring public trust in scientific institutions following pandemic-related controversies. Additionally, the potential for future healthcare management based on diverse scientific ideas was emphasized as crucial to tackle chronic diseases effectively.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had research taking place.
- As far as research goes, we do a lot of research.
- Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
- Investing in dementia research through the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas can lead to
- Our research program partners not only with physicians and other clinical researchers.
Keywords:
dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, district apportionment, legislative rules
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , and an accreditation process to safeguard sensitive academic research and uphold institutional integrity
- The council's purpose is to identify best practice. for a tier one research institution to conduct research
- security policy that a Tier 1 research institution may adopt to improve research security. security.
- That includes background and academic history checks of researchers and research security integrity tools
- integrity.
Bills:
HB42, HB 125, HB 1233, HB2853, HB3148, HB3326, HB3701, HB4066, HB4361, HB4762, HB4909, HB4912, HB42, HB125
Keywords:
higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It now enrolls over... 25,000 students, conducts nationally recognized research, and offers a broad range
- The student union has long been an integral part of UTEP's learning. environment, nurturing generations
- House Bill 4066 is a bill that will abolish the Texas Research Incentive Program.
- Emerging research universities.
- That when I think about our research institutions, there are also certain things if the state is going
Bills:
HB42, HB 125, HB 1233, HB2853, HB3148, HB3326, HB3701, HB4066, HB4361, HB4762, HB4909, HB4912, HB42, HB125
Keywords:
higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we'll establish the Higher Education Research Security Council.
- We have to have that That research has to be there, but with protection.
- We set up the council composed of research security officers. from our leading research institutions
- Secure academic research at all Texas public institutions.
- with 16 Tier 1 research institutes. institutions, creating a Higher Education Research Security Council
Keywords:
higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, faculty governance, decision-making, transparency, public meetings, department head, employment approval, public institutions, institutional oversight, education, funding, accountability, state budget, school performance, employment, Texas legislation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Three, by mandating espionage and intellectual property... for all researchers at Texas Institutions
- help protect the intellectual property of our universities, maintain Texas' competitive edge in research
Keywords:
higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, faculty governance, decision-making, transparency, public meetings, department head, employment approval, public institutions, institutional oversight, education, funding, accountability, state budget, school performance, employment, Texas legislation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Research shows also that students who cultivate their bilingual skills, particularly early—such as if
- After a lot of research and college visits, I have... ...applied to several out-of-state programs and
- disabilities in gaining the skills and experiences necessary... ...to transition into competitive, integrated
- The state legislature must establish guardrails to protect our secure research apparatus from hostile
- Furthermore, it sets up a research and integrity office for the screening, travel approval, and to prevent
Keywords:
tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, public institutions, laboratory fees, education code, financial aid, education, student support, scholarships, nontraditional education, student enrollment, financial assistance, Texas students, foreign adversaries, trade secrets, research integrity, security measures, international agreements, student privacy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- Um, it provides access to research, technology, and marketing tools that help farmers innovate and grow
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- This came from my astute researcher here.
TX
Bills:
HB138
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Legislative Update May 1st, 2025 at 09:05 am
Transcript Highlights:
- far this session, 83 bills have been identified by the Texas GOP. ...as helping to safeguard the integrity
- They've also passed Senate Bill 396, which encourages a list and maintenance of the integrity of... .
- But so far in the Texas House, we haven't passed a single election integrity bill.
- Even more conservative election integrity legislation is stuck in the House. ...House Elections Committee
- But perhaps the most important bill we can pass this session on election integrity is SB 1026 by Senator
Keywords:
immigration, children's rights, E-Verify, social transitioning, election integrity, Texas GOP, legislative session, urgent legislation
Summary:
The committee meeting was characterized by fervent discussions surrounding critical legislation, particularly regarding immigration, children's rights, and election integrity. Key bills such as HB2258, aiming to ban social transitioning for children, and E-Verify legislation were highlighted as urgent priorities. Several representatives expressed frustration over stalled bills and emphasized the necessity of decisive action to fulfill their commitments made during their campaigns. The urgency was marked by the approaching deadline for bill passage, with only days remaining in the legislative session. Members urged House leadership to prioritize these bills, warning that failure to act would undermine public trust in their capacity to fulfill the Republicans' campaign promises.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Ethics and Campaign Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to make sure that we maintain researchers in this state because researchers are researching and
- I just firmly believe in the concept of that as a matter of voting integrity and sound process. vote
- and voting integrity and sound<00:02:53.920>
process. - to reinforce that party integrity to reinforce that party primaries<00:04:39.440>
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Keywords:
hemp, hemp beverages, psychoactive cannabinoids, psychoactive hemp products, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, delta-10 THC, cannabidiol, CBD, intoxicating hemp, hemp-derived THC, cannabis regulation, marijuana alternatives, alcoholic beverage control, ABC Board, licensing, permit, excise tax, age verification, under 21
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- My patients, my communities, that I cannot in good faith and with the integrity of my profession support
- As one researcher notes, we need to treat the cannabis policy that started in 1937 the same way we treated
- The underlying subject of election integrity is one I think highly appropriate for us to undertake.
- With decision-making integrity, we make our own decisions and vote according to what we believe is correct
- Taxpayer-funded lobbyists have lobbied against election integrity.
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Research consistently shows that integrated classrooms not only lead to better outcomes for children
- Research consistently shows that integrated classrooms not only lead to better outcomes for children
- with disabilities, but also for That integrated classrooms not only lead to better outcomes for children
- My research shows me that that— So then I ask the question: what percentage of college athletes become
- We are in the midst of what many researchers have coined a civilizational crisis: anxiety, depression
Keywords:
election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, voting integrity, education, property values, school districts, comptroller, funding formula
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to hear testimony on a full agenda of education-related bills. Several measures were laid out and left pending, including HB 322 to allow JET Grant funds to be used for subscription-based and ongoing technology costs for career and technical education; HB 3062 to require fentanyl and drug-poisoning prevention instruction for entering college students; HB 121 to update school safety laws, including TEA peace officer commissions, annual renewal of certain safety exceptions, new reporting requirements, and special education behavior threat assessment changes; HB 3627 to let the State Board of Education chair employ staff; HB 5515 to curb inflated shipping and handling charges on instructional materials; HB 2674 to prohibit new state regulation of homeschool programs; HB 2310 to require a statewide strategic plan for early learning and inclusion for young children with disabilities; HB 367 to standardize documentation for excused absences due to serious illness; HB 1178 to speed certification for out-of-state educators and military spouses; and HB 1481 to expand cell phone restrictions to the full school day.
Testimony was generally supportive on most bills, with some concerns raised on HB 121 about school district police departments investigating misconduct and on HB 2674 about how it would interact with the new ESA program in SB 2. HB 5515 drew support from instructional materials coordinators who described extreme shipping invoices and argued the bill would restore transparency and fiscal responsibility. HB 2310 was supported by disability advocates and early learning groups, who said a coordinated state plan would improve access and inclusion for children with disabilities. HB 367 was presented as a simple clarification to reduce confusion for medically vulnerable students and families, and HB 1178 was described by TEA as a modest pathway that would help bring experienced out-of-state teachers into Texas schools more quickly.
HB 126, updating Texas’ NIL law to align with the pending House settlement and allow direct payments and pre-enrollment NIL agreements, received extensive testimony from university counsel and committee questioning about the settlement, recruiting, and future college athletics rules. HB 1481, expanding school cell phone restrictions from instructional time to the entire school day, drew strong support from parents, students, educators, and advocates who linked phones to distraction, cyberbullying, and mental health harms; one teacher asked for flexibility so phones could still be used for limited academic tasks. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee then recessed to attend the floor session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Pollinator research account and Minnesota grown remain at base.
- Megan Mullenbach, House Research. I'll be walking through the D3 amendment.
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Bills:
HF1704
Keywords:
Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the bill before us today, 3542, the DE changes its structure, integrating feedback that we got both
- I have no opinion on or have made any study of the integrity of that investigation, the methodologies
- the integrity of state government<01:22:49.680>
programs. - visit and a program integrity visit. visit and a program integrity visit.
- integrity portions of this bill. integrity portions of this bill.
Keywords:
data privacy, investigative data, welfare system, public funds, transparency, child care, licensing, inspections, compliance, program integrity, 1183, house
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3542, authored by Representative Hudson, and first adopted the February 25 minutes. Hudson explained that the bill, as amended in a DE1, would require agencies to disclose to the public, legislators, or the press the existence of certain investigations only after the subject has been notified and the agency has decided to reduce, suspend, or withhold payments. He said the amendment was intended to avoid tipping off subjects before notification while still increasing transparency about investigations involving public funds. A separate A3 amendment was withdrawn after the DE1 was adopted.
Several members questioned the bill’s scope and timing, asking what “existence of an investigation” meant and whether the proposal would disclose information before findings were complete. Hudson clarified that the bill was aimed at identifying who is being investigated, not revealing investigative details. The committee then heard extensive public testimony from child care providers and advocates, who opposed the bill and argued it would expose providers to harassment, threats, and stigma before any findings were made. Testifiers described recent threats, ICE-related disruptions, audits, overpayment findings, and the burden of CCAP compliance, saying the bill would punish providers for paperwork errors and worsen safety concerns, especially for Somali and other providers of color.
A board member of the Minnesota Child Care Association also opposed the bill, saying providers had been chilled from speaking publicly because of death threats and harassment, and warning that disclosure of investigations could intensify that climate. In response, Hudson said the bill was not about targeting child care providers generally and was limited to confirmed ongoing investigations after notice to the subject. The committee then heard from Inspector General Keys, who explained that CCAP investigations are administrative, not criminal, and are based on evidence of repeated errors or financial misconduct rather than intentional fraud. He said the office looks for patterns beyond simple mistakes and that the bill’s notice requirement would not impede investigations. The discussion ended amid a brief procedural dispute over comments directed at Hudson, after which the chair returned to the bill and the Inspector General’s testimony.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 20, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- And this will be done to provide transparency and to preserve the integrity of the election.
- transparency and as well as to preserve transparency and as well as to preserve the<00:08:55.360>
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And the integrity of the election. And the integrity of the election.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 20, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers
NM
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- and research institutions to continue data collection efforts.
- We also produce in-house research for the legislature and the public.