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• , fraud, and abuse rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse across<02:48:05.520><c> the</c><02:48:05.680><
• to focus on other cases of waste, fraud, and abuse.
• prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
• </c><03:15:04.080><c> For</c> prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. For prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
• practices are most vulnerable to waste, fraud, and abuse.

Bills: HB8428 , HB8466 , HB5248 , HB6338 , HB7668 , HB8665 , HB7037 , HB6230 , HB6297 , HB1744 , HB3429 , HB2505 , HB6028 , HR428 , HB8107 , HB8340 , HB8467 , HB6916 , HB8463

Keywords: fraud prevention, improper payments, anti-fraud training, government oversight, federal program administration, grants management, internal controls, waste and abuse, Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Personnel Management, GAO fraud framework, OMB Circular A-123, Do Not Pay, data analytics, payment integrity, state and local governments, tribal governments, federal grants, program integrity

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• waste, fraud, and abuse identified.
• waste, fraud, and abuse identified.
• , fraud, and abuse.
• </c><02:25:09.680><c> Independent</c> waste, fraud, and abuse. Independent waste, fraud, and abuse.
• </c> tools to combat waste, fraud, and abuse. tools to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.

Bills: HB9238 , HB8340 , HB8467 , HB8464 , HB8312 , HB7892

Keywords: financial management, accountability, government oversight, taxpayer funds, federal agencies, budget, performance metrics, improper payments, fraud prevention, payment integrity, government waste, waste, fraud, and abuse, financial loss, federal spending, federal programs, OMB Circular A-123, Do Not Pay Initiative, Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Inspector General

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• Their job would be to investigate and combat fraud, misuse, I call it misuse rather than waste and abuse
• misuse</c><00:03:02.239><c> I</c> investigate and combat fraud um misuse I investigate and combat fraud
• </c><00:03:04.440><c> and</c> call it misuse rather than waste and call it misuse rather than waste and
• and misuse is not the same as waste, and fraud is intentional criminal action, and we all want to stop
• ><c> intentional</c> waste and um fraud is is intentional waste and um fraud is is intentional Criminal

Bills: HF1 , HF1384

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• And I will say that, frankly, we've heard a lot about waste, fraud, and abuse, and this bill seems to
• And I will say that, frankly, we've heard a lot about waste, fraud, and abuse, and this bill seems to
• And I will say that, frankly, we've heard a lot about waste, fraud, and abuse, and this bill seems to
• And I will say that, frankly, we've heard a lot about waste, fraud, and abuse, and this bill seems to
• Fraud and abuse, and this bill seems to be mostly directed at fraud, you know, but I don't quite know

Bills: HF25 , HF1 , HF428

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices

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• </c><00:10:05.959><c> Fraud</c><00:10:06.200><c> and</c> approach to addressing waste Fraud and approach
• to addressing waste Fraud and Abuse<00:10:06.760><c> in</c><00:10:06.920><c> our</c><00:10:07.640><c
• We actually changed waste and abuse and changed it to misuse because waste, I think, is subjective, frankly
• I actually changed waste and abuse and changed it to misuse because waste, I think, is subjective, frankly
• definitions for abuse and waste were definitions for abuse and waste were eliminated<00:37:03.319><c>

Bills: HF1 , HF779 , HF1034

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• We have seen, and there's a lot more, and it's coming out, and I'm on the fraud committee, and it's insane
• </c><00:37:32.079><c> caught</c> agencies and the fraud was not caught agencies and the fraud was not
• it's it's coming out and it's I'm on the fraud<00:37:42.800><c> committee</c><00:37:43.160><c> and</
• My goal is always to prevent fraud, and you and I've had that conversation.
• My goal is always to prevent fraud, and you and I've had that conversation.

Bills: HF1 , HF1754 , HF1809 , HF1478

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• , and combat fraud, and prevent, detect, and combat fraud, and to<00:30:33.200><c> do</c><00:30:33.440
• </c> fraud fiscally impact the health and fraud fiscally impact the health and vitality<00:34:38.000>
• </c> eliminate that fraud and then using that eliminate that fraud and then using that as<00:42:10.319
• ><c> have</c> amount and level of fraud that we have amount and level of fraud that we have in<01:13:
• 26:58.239><c> even</c> fraud prevention and compliance and even fraud prevention and compliance and even

Bills: HF3676 , HF3683 , HF3395

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• Possible, and that lack of communication leads to wasted taxpayer dollars.
• That is a waste of money and a failure of leadership. Mr.
• in the Federal Protective Service and protect taxpayers from waste and failure.
• The President is wasting our troops' time and the country's money to pay cops and robbers for his ego
• THE PRESIDENT IS WASTING OUR TROOPS' TIME AND THE COUNTRY'S MONEY TO PAY COPS AND ROBBERS FOR HIS EGO

Bills: HB2181 , HB1510 , HR1000 , HB3425 , HB3424 , HB3428 , HB3423 , HB3055 , HB2591 , HB4550

Keywords: Inspectors General, removal standard, government oversight, accountability, transparency, IG, watchdogs, federal oversight, executive branch, presidential removal, for-cause removal, independent oversight, anti-corruption, waste fraud and abuse, malfeasance, gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, inefficiency, neglect of duty

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• </c> Waste Fraud and Abuse and Tannif Act. Waste Fraud and Abuse and Tannif Act.
• > waste, fraud, and abuse, then they waste, fraud, and abuse, then they should<02:40:23.200><c> answer
• Waste Fraud and Abuse Act in TANF and I Waste Fraud and Abuse Act in TANF and I yield<05:44:46.480><
• </c> to preventing waste, fraud, and abuse. to preventing waste, fraud, and abuse.
• waste, fraud, and abuse the preventing waste, fraud, and abuse and<06:04:47.760><c> tanniff</c><06:04

Bills: HCR84 , HR518 , HCR86 , HB7726 , HB2860 , HB8872 , HR1333 , SB254 , HB7618

Keywords: War Powers Resolution, Lebanon, troop withdrawal, U.S. Armed Forces, military deployment, foreign policy, congressional war powers, executive authority, Middle East, troop removal, concurrent resolution, defense policy, overseas deployment, Ukraine, support, foreign affairs, military aid, international relations, War Powers, military action

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• After his release, Banks was arrested in August on fraud and gun charges.
• Current law already charges the inspector general with identifying fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Current law already charges the inspector general with identifying fraud, waste, and abuse.
• What this All already charges the inspector general with identifying fraud, waste, and abuse.
• more on the side of fraud and corruption.

Bills: HB1011 , SCR11 , SB41 , SB49 , SB107 , SB123 , SB224 , SB292 , SB425 , SB479

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: tax credits, higher education, workforce development, brain drain, economic incentives, public meeting minutes, transparency, government accountability, publication deadlines, open meetings, SB49, Louisiana elections, party primary, primary elections, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, school board elections, election law, candidate qualification, ballot access

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• ,</c><00:10:27.720><c> and</c><00:10:27.880><c> this</c> and child sexual abuse cases, and this and child
• experience of my own from abuse and made a change.
• experience of my own from abuse and made a change.
• experience of my own from abuse and made a change.
• experience of my own from abuse and made a change.

Bills: HF3489 , HF3393 , HF3785 , SF856 , HF4006 , HF4615 , HF3919 , HF4591 , HF3682 , HF4240

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• child abuse and neglect.
• , consistency, and compliance. of investigations into child and adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation
• preventing fraud. and abuse in our state's health and human services programs.
• lost due to fraud, waste, and abuse.
• instruction services as and in lieu of service, just as certain mental health and substance abuse services

Bills: HB26 , HB140 , HB141 , HB142 , HB215 , HB26 , HB140 , HB141 , HB142 , HB215

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services

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• the state by detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in MDE's programs.
• make good faith reports on suspected fraud, waste, and abuse.
• </c><00:54:25.440><c> The</c><00:54:25.680><c> proposal</c> fraud, waste, and abuse.
• The proposal fraud, waste, and abuse.
• So it fraud, theft, waste or abuse.

Bills: HF2354 , HF1672 , HF2389 , HF2870 , HF2743 , HF1918 , HF2551 , HF1671

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis

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• , and abuse.
• House Bill 4763 would require universities that receive reports of fraud. and abuse to share those reports
• , waste, abuse, but One of the problems with that is if you're actually reporting that fraud, waste,
• is fraud, waste, or abuse that it gets report to an outside third party, our state auditor's office,
• After doing the hard work and therapy to address the abuse and neglect she had suffered at home and on

Bills: HB1784 , HB2088 , HB3062 , HB3475 , HB3741 , HB4279 , HB4763 , HB5154 , HB5294 , HB5508 , SB1401 , HB232 , HB232 , HB232

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: students, homeless, foster care, higher education, liaison officer, housing assistance, transition support, law school, Rio Grande Valley, legal education, public university, accreditation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, mental health resources, substance abuse education, El Paso, university system, funding, public education

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• And, of course, they buy things and they pay taxes and they have cars and they buy gas.
• and again and again.
• And many of the members here have communicated to their own districts and come and talked to me and shared
• teacher and threatens a fellow classmate and pushes a fellow classmate again and again and again to
• teacher and threatens a fellow classmate and pushes a fellow classmate again and again and again to

Bills: HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB 124 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB1587 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , HB39 , HB 102 , HB 126 , HB290 , HB300 , HB2143 , HJR2 , HB147 , HJR6 , HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB 124 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB1587 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , SB1

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, mental health, telehealth

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.

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• I'm also joined by some great staff folk and research director Jeff and Spencer from my office.
• Gomez, and other colleagues may be coming and going as the morning progresses.
• And online, I believe, by Senators Moore, Rush, and Durant. Perfect.
• It is designed as a mechanism to improve performance, reduce broad waste and inefficiency, and ensure
• And thank you. A really nice-looking room that you're in, and thank you so much for hosting.

Bills: H4738 , H4843 , H4844 , H4845 , H4849 , H4878 , H4887 , H4924 , H5052 , H5053 , S2878 , S2894 , S2897 , H5102 , H5107 , H5108 , H5109 , H5128 , H5136 , S2963 , S2956

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: Holyoke, City Council, municipal governance, special meetings, local government transparency, park land exchange, Lexington, public use, school committee, athletic fields, town administrator, employment authority, Wilbraham, local law, Uxbridge, public meeting notices, legal notices, municipal transparency, local government, digital publication

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• and they haven't committed crimes like fraud and other things like that.
• CMS requires access to investigate health and safety concerns as well as fraud, waste, and abuse.
• CMS requires access to investigate health and safety concerns as well as fraud, waste, and abuse.
• fraud and as someone in long-term recovery.
• Legislative oversight to prevent fraud and waste is a very common part of good governance, and it is

Bills: SB1052 , SB1115 , SB1118 , SB1120 , SB1121 , SB1124 , SB1171 , SB1172 , SB1174 , SB1175 , SB1214 , SB1233 , SB1235 , SB1316 , SB1345 , SB1372 , SB1399 , SB1458 , SB1494 , SB1496 , SB1564 , SB1602 , SB1621 , SB1628 , SB1630 , SB1631 , SB1668 , SB1672 , SB1814 , SB1821

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, radiation protection

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• fraud, waste and abuse.
• elimination of fraud, waste, and abuse, and to ensure and clarify that we have have full access to the
• pursue the elimination of fraud, waste, and abuse.
• to fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Is for the purposes of preventing fraud, waste, and abuse.

Bills: HB512 , HB2248 , HB2679 , HB2832 , HB3112 , HB3368 , HB3490 , HB3512 , HB3623 , HB3666 , HB3700 , HB3711 , HB3770 , HB3963

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: grievance procedures, state agency, employee rights, workplace regulations, employment law, employees, employment actions, appeal, state employees, workplace rights, disciplinary actions, employment conditions, employment disputes, job protections, public information, transparency, government accountability, information access, notification requirements, federal funding

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• Please close the vote and declare the vote. ...and declare the vote.
• Chair, please close the vote and declare the vote. 11 ayes.
• Please close the vote and declare the vote. 11 ayes, 0 nays.
• Please close the vote and declare the vote. 11 aye, zero nay.
• Thank you for being here, and thank you for your support.

Bills: HB3000 , HB3001 , HB3002 , HB3003 , HB3004 , HB3005 , HB3006 , HB3007 , HB3008 , HB4319 , HB3000 , HB3001 , HB3002 , HB3003 , HB3004 , HB3005 , HB3006 , HB3007 , HB3008 , HB4319

Committee: House Administrative Rules

Keywords: cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics, manicurist, eyelash extension, blow-dry styling, makeup artist, occupational licensing

Bills: SB1194 , SB1215 , SB1253 , SB1268 , SB1302 , SB1484 , SB1532

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: water management, bond issuance, eminent domain, regional authority, fee structures, local governance, environmental quality, oyster cultivation, coastal management, natural resources, marine ecosystems, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Water Development Board, guidance principles, flood plan, state water plan, rule review, infrastructure, water discharge, general permit