Ross, Deborah K.

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● D · HSE · North Carolina — District 2

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✓ VALIDATED Full Committee Markup Jul 21, 2026

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Ross, Deborah K.. Thank you very much Chairman Babin and Ranking Member Lofgren for holding this important and efficient markup. I'm pleased to speak in support of the Scale Biology Act, which my colleagues Congresswoman McLean Delaney and Congressman Obernolte introduced in May. As we've heard, this bipartisan bill ...

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Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the FY2027 Research and Technology Enterprise

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Jul 22, 2026·10:15 AM

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H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments

Judiciary Committee

Jul 21, 2026·10:00 AM

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● SPOKEFull Committee Markup

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Jul 21, 2026·10:00 AM ·1h 21m ·17 speakers

Ross, Deborah K. "Thank you very much Chairman Babin and Ranking Member Lofgren for holding this important and efficient markup. I'm pleased to speak in support of the Scale Biology Act, which my colleagues Congresswoman McLean Delaney and Congressman Obernolte introduced in May. As we've heard, this bipartisan bill ..."

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H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Condemning prosecution policies that give preferential treatment to foreign nationals over United States citizens; H.R. 3100, the CHILD Act of 2026; H.R. 7651, the Chloe Cole Act of 2026; H.R. 9191, the National Fossil Act; H.R. 625, the Local Access to Courts Act; and H.R. 7834, the Safe Cloud Storage Act

Judiciary Committee

Jul 15, 2026·10:00 AM

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Weathering the Solar Storm: Advancing America’s Space Weather Capabilities

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Jul 01, 2026·10:00 AM

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H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H.R. 7651, the Chloe Cole Act of 2026; H. Res. 1394, Condemning prosecution policies that give preferential treatment to foreign nationals over United States citizens; H.R. 9191, the National Fossil Act; and H.R. 3100, To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations are able to request background checks for their contractors who work with those populations, as well as for individuals that the businesses or organizations license or certify to provide care for those populations

Judiciary Committee

Jul 01, 2026·10:00 AM

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● SPOKE“Sanctuary Policies: Victims’ Perspectives”

Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

Jun 30, 2026·2:00 PM ·2h 38m ·29 speakers

Ross, Deborah K. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, too, very sincerely want to express my condolences to Mrs. Gorman and to Mr. Abraham. What happened to your children should never have happened. And, Mrs. Gorman, I look forward to sitting on the bench. I do want to share, because I know every single one of my police chie..."

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● SPOKE“A Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40”

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee

Jun 30, 2026·10:00 AM ·2h 41m ·29 speakers