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Hearing Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improving Connectivity
house Communications and Technology Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 16 transcript matches
MENENDEZ, ROBERT "That was for you, Mr. Ruby. Yes, it's on both the offensive and defensive capabilities, and so being prepared for both. While AI offers opportunities for innovation and security, we also know that bad actors are also using this technology to exploit our vulnerabilities and improve cyber attack capabilities. Ms. Gorman, as bad actors increasingly use AI to launch more advanced attacks, how could the AI for Secure Networks Act help network providers and federal agencies better understand and keep pace with these evolving"
Hearing Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace.
house Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
GUTHRIE, BRETT "address gaps in our consumer protection laws by strengthening anti-fraud efforts, keeping unsafe products imported by Chinese companies out of the American marketplace, and providing consumers with clearer and more consistent information about recycling and product labeling. Many of the bills we are discussing today are bipartisan, and I applaud my colleagues for working across the aisle. Regardless of where Americans shop, consumers deserve confidence that the products they purchase are safe, the information they receive is accurate, and bad actors will be held accountable. I thank all the..."
Hearing The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
WATERS, MAXINE "That, Frank, requires that the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau testify semiannually, meaning this should be at least the third time Mr. Volk testifies before this committee. Yet, contrary to the law, Mr. Volk has successfully avoided accountability despite trying to gut the Bureau's ability to go after bad actors and rolling bad consumer protections like those related to medical debt, student loans, overdraft protections, and veterans. To make matters worse, Mr. Volk's testimony today is restricted to just three hours, denying members of both parties and the Americans..."
Hearing "Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets"
house Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
MR. ASAF MEIR "That innovation has always rested a uniquely American combination of freedom and guardrails. Freedom for entrepreneurs to innovate and for consumers to choose, and guardrails that are strong and sensible, that keep bad actors out and our markets fair. Maintaining this combination is central to my firm's"
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Consumption of Prescription Opioids for Pain: A Comparison of Opioid Use in the United States and Other Countries
Reports · Jun 2, 2021
Beginning in the late 1990s, the consumption of medical opioids used to treat pain increased in many countries worldwide. Since that time, the United States has outpaced every other country in per...
Testimony KEITH SONDERLING
Hearings to examine the nomination of Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"You're undercutting businesses that comply with the law and are complying for safe and workplace conditions that pay properly. There's also, too, whether it's illegals or human trafficking, you see that they don't have safe work conditions and they're not paid properly as well. It continues to undercut the market. From the Department of Labor's perspective, from the agencies that can go after this, it's really holding those employers accountable through the wage and hour division to make sure..."
Testimony DAVIDSON, WARREN
Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests: Moscow and Beijing’s ...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Dec 16, 2025
"You see a lot of Europe and America coming together in the Arctic. But the bad actor, the real bad actor is China in particular. So if you look at China's influence, they're not just in"
Testimony MS. LISA DYER
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"would still continue to operate. The localized jamming and spoofing capabilities that are impacting the aviation and maritime industries and Americans living along the southern border, those are localized events, and the focus should be on the bad actors and stopping the bad actors, as opposed to the focus on GPS. Why people should care. It is an incredible achievement, as many of us have said up here, just how much ease it brings to our lives. I have a lovely 2009 Atlas in my car still. It was..."
Testimony DAVIS, DONALD G.
H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you so much, Mr. Chair, and to the Ranking Member. Representative Jackson, we've worked on this for some time, and I must admit, too, I haven't received a letter from the Prime Minister. But let's be clear. Currently, the U.S. and Israel cooperate. This amendment would not stop the collaboration. However, what it would do is hinder our ability to cooperate more efficiently. The spirit of Section 224 is to help us better organize our efforts, hear this, against bad actors around the world...."
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Undersea Telecommunication Cables: Technology Overview and Issues for Congress
Reports · Sep 13, 2022
Undersea telecommunication cables enable consumers, businesses, and governments, including the military, to communicate with each other and to access the internet. Private and state-owned...
Testimony SPEAKER_14
Oversight Hearing - U.S. Small Business Administration
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"In December of 2025, SBA ordered all 8A participants to provide financial records as part of a program-wide audit. While I certainly support ridding the program of bad actors, it's important to note, and program of bad actors, it's important to note, and I hope you do, that Tribal 8A entities are not subject to the same size or net worth caps as individual applicants. I think there's been some confusion, maybe, about that. Do you have specific safeguards built into your audit methodology that..."
Hearing Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
BEATTY, JOYCE "firing of examiners, top watchdogs, investigators, and prosecutors, efforts to postpone and to reopen the investment advisory rule, and advancement of crypto legislation that contains major illicit finance gaps. Taken together, these actions would make it actually easier for bad actors to exploit our financial system while making it harder for law enforcement to identify and stop"
Hearing FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
AMO, GABE "But under your leadership at Commerce, the Bureau of Industry and Security has become less effective and less efficient. You stopped providing the rules of the road for companies operating in China or Russia. You haven't added a single bad actor to the list of prohibited entities companies can't sell to since October. But all the world's bad actors didn't just disappear last October. But all the world's bad actors didn't just disappear last"
Testimony UNKNOWN
H.R. 8481, the Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026; H. J. Res. 1, Proposing an ...
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"There are lawful people who are doing this in a great way, that's providing a great service to the American people, a great product to the American people. But these individuals in California, I think where the gentleman is from, are doing this, and now there are lawyers out there that say, well, you know what, there's some deep pocket somewhere, we can go do this. No, how about go after the bad actors that are doing this? How about state regulators going after the bad actors in California who..."
Testimony MENENDEZ, ROBERT
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"That was for you, Mr. Ruby. Yes, it's on both the offensive and defensive capabilities, and so being prepared for both. While AI offers opportunities for innovation and security, we also know that bad actors are also using this technology to exploit our vulnerabilities and improve cyber attack capabilities. Ms. Gorman, as bad actors increasingly use AI to launch more advanced attacks, how could the AI for Secure Networks Act help network providers and federal agencies better understand and keep..."
Testimony SPEAKER_17
H.R. 9496, H.R. 9500, H.R. 9498, H.R. 9501, H.R. 9499, H.R. 7972, H.R....
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 1, 2026
"There's no reason. These are American taxpayer dollars, and I tell you, probably the only person on the dais here that's been involved in an active role, being in part of hospital administration when I was chief of staff is—I had a great hospital system, a great nonprofit hospital system that does a fantastic job, but we have some bad actors, and unless, as I said in my opening comments, part of our job is oversight, and when we have bad actors—you guys talk about the billionaires and all this..."
Testimony HUDSON, RICHARD
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"This law took important steps to reduce illegal robocalls by requiring providers to implement call authentication, increase fines for intentional violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, authorize tracebook efforts, and establish a federal interagency working group to combat illegal robocalls. The FCC has also taken important steps to reduce illegal robocalls, both in implementing the Traced Act and by working to block these calls from reaching our networks in the first place...."
Testimony TYLER SADWITH
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"It's really important. Yeah, the partnership between the state of California and the federal government is paramount to making sure bad actors stay out of the program when it comes to hospice care and home health. Just as context, Medicare, the federal program, is the primary payer for hospice care in California. The state department, California Department of Public Health, my sister state agency, does perform licensure for hospice providers, and the state has acted swiftly to root out bad..."
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The Change Healthcare Cyberattack and Response Considerations for Policymakers
Posts · Apr 24, 2024
On February 21, 2024, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated disclosed that one of its companies’ units—Change Healthcare—was experiencing a cyberattack. The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware group—a Russia-linked...
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Vehicle Geolocation Data Collection: Issues for the 119th Congress
Report · Jun 30, 2026
Passenger and fleet vehicles collect several types of data, including geolocation data. Vehicle geolocation data support features such as navigation, emergency response services, vehicle tracking...
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Biometric Technologies and Global Security
InFocus · Apr 16, 2026
Biometric technologies use unique biological or behavioral attributes—such as DNA, fingerprints, cardiac signatures, voice or gait patterns, and facial or ocular measurements—to authenticate an...
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Terrorist Financing: Hamas and Cryptocurrency Fundraising
Resources · Dec 9, 2024
Policymakers, including some Members of Congress, are scrutinizing U.S. efforts to counter the role that cryptocurrency fundraising plays in the financing of terrorism. In November 2023, the U.S....
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FTC Considers Adopting Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Rules
Posts · Oct 12, 2022
On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) announcing that the agency is considering enacting new regulations on “commercial...
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Nonprofit Donor Information Disclosure
Posts · Aug 1, 2019
UPDATE: On July 30, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Montana set-aside as unlawful IRS Revenue Procedure 2018-38, which is the subject of this post. The Revenue Procedure...
Hearing H.R. 9496, H.R. 9500, H.R. 9498, H.R. 9501, H.R. 9499, H.R. 7972, H.R. 9504
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 1, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_17 "There's no reason. These are American taxpayer dollars, and I tell you, probably the only person on the dais here that's been involved in an active role, being in part of hospital administration when I was chief of staff is—I had a great hospital system, a great nonprofit hospital system that does a fantastic job, but we have some bad actors, and unless, as I said in my opening comments, part of our job is oversight, and when we have bad actors—you guys talk about the billionaires and all this other stuff. Look at some of the nonprofit CEO compensation that goes around this"
Hearing Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee · Jul 17, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
STEIL, BRYAN "How does that, having a national framework, benefit consumers rather than the patchwork that we just discussed? I think there's a real opportunity as this framework builds out, not only will you see more innovation and development in the United States, I think this is also our opportunity to make sure that there's consumer protection standards in place to help people. The good actors want to root out the bad actors in this space. I think making sure that we have clear"
Hearing Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_01 "A reflection of good intentions but leading to awful outcomes, I view legislation creating automatic CRs in that light. Automatic CR legislation is likely to empower bad actors looking to frustrate, compromise, or hijack appropriations for their own legislative priorities and will lead to worse, less responsive governing. Because of the need to reach compromise each year, annual appropriations are a key way that Congress ensures spending meets the evolving needs of the"
Hearing “Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Information”
house Workforce Protections Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
MACKENZIE, RYAN "cases that are looked into that somehow, if there are only 12 cases, that's somehow acceptable, which is an outlandish statement because what we see is that when you have these cases that people become aware of, it shakes confidence in the entire system, and it makes it less likely that people are going to cooperate with the government and go after the bad actors who are supposed to be the targets of these kind of investigations. So I would like to hear from you how the work that the Committee has done in contacting your office, how has that benefited or changed the way that common interest..."
Hearing H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_16 "This bill draws a clear line in the sand. It closes the loophole, holds bad actors accountable, and protects the sanctity of the ballot box. Let's secure our democratic process, penalize those who compromise our sovereignty, and keep foreign money out of Kansas elections once and for"
Hearing Three Pieces of Legislation
house Health Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN "Today's markup will focus on a few bills that work to combat the illicit drug crisis facing our communities, specifically targeting the growing threat posed by pill presses. These bills work together to create a regulatory framework that allows DEA to conduct oversight of a closed system of distribution for pill presses and their critical parts, just like we have for controlled substances. This system ensures good actors are able to utilize pill presses for legitimate intended uses, while giving DEA the tools to monitor suspicious orders and prevent bad actors from diverting pill presses for..."
Hearing Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterprise
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
HINSON, ASHLEY "Do you think we need to do more there now, knowing what we know now about their influence and their efforts to intervene here? So a lot of that expertise, and I know I'm out of time, Mr. Chairman, a lot of that expertise is happening on the local level, and I saw you shaking your head, too, so I'm assuming you're in agreement on many of these policies, and look forward to working with both of you to make sure you have what you need to keep these bad actors out and make sure, again, we're able to do what we need to do to be"
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Election Security: Federal Funding for Securing Election Systems
InFocus · Apr 20, 2026
Foreign efforts to interfere in the 2016 elections highlighted the potential for threats to the technologies, facilities, and processes used to administer elections. The federal government has...
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The Automobile Loan Market: Policy Issues for Congress
InFocus · Mar 10, 2026
An automobile loan allows a consumer to finance the purchase of a new or used car. Auto loans are usually structured as closed-end installment loans in which a consumer pays an amount of money each...
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Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets: Policy Issues
InFocus · Sep 15, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform operations and regulation of capital markets. This In Focus lays out some background and policy implications relevant to congressional...
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Crypto Legislation: CLARITY Act’s (H.R. 3633) Potential Effects on SEC Jurisdiction
Posts · Jul 10, 2025
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (CLARITY, H.R. 3633) passed the House Committees on Financial Services and Agriculture on June 10, 2025. The bill aims to transform digital asset...
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Legislative Proposals Affecting Capital Markets Funding
Resources · Jun 25, 2025
Capital markets—the marketplace where securities such as stocks and bonds are issued and traded—provide major sources of funding for U.S. business operations. This In Focus summarizes selected...
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The Macroeconomic Effects of Artificial Intelligence
InFocus · Apr 1, 2025
While various forms of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have existed and been used for decades, the recent popularization of AI products such as ChatGPT have spurred further research and...
Testimony WATERS, MAXINE
The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"That, Frank, requires that the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau testify semiannually, meaning this should be at least the third time Mr. Volk testifies before this committee. Yet, contrary to the law, Mr. Volk has successfully avoided accountability despite trying to gut the Bureau's ability to go after bad actors and rolling bad consumer protections like those related to medical debt, student loans, overdraft protections, and veterans. To make matters worse, Mr. Volk's..."
Testimony MR. SEAN ASTIN
“A Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"an – it should be an outlier that someone steals your identity, your credit card identity, whatever. You know, it should be an outlier that somebody bad – there's a bad actor out there, bad behavior, right? This is like so massively available to everybody to do without just – it's so simple. You just prompt a little thing, make Sean look like he's doing this and whatever, and it looks so realistic, and their creativity, their nefariousness can have me doing something. And we're just sitting..."
Hearing H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and H.R. 9645
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_20 "Right, right, following this, Centene, 12.3%, CVS, 11.9%, Kaiser Permanente, 10.9%, Humana, 5.8%, Elevance, 4.2%. We have some good actors. We have some really bad actors. So if United says that one out of eight of every physician's decisions is wrong, they get overturned 80% of the"
Hearing Hearings to examine the AI deception machine, focusing on deepfakes, chatbots, and the new frontier of senior fraud.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 29, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
ALSOBROOKS, ANGELA D. "home during the day, the predatory calls are absolutely unbelievable that she receives all day long. They take away not only from those individuals a sense of safety and independence, but they also frighten the families, and it's not easily restored. So, AI has the potential to help older adults remain independent. We understand that, support caregivers, and even improve health care, but left unchecked, those tools have emboldened bad actors and made our seniors especially vulnerable to scams. Congress, I believe, has a responsibility to set clear rules, require meaningful safeguards, and..."
Hearing H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
ROY, CHIP "stand with those who don't want to follow our laws. Overstaying visas is one of the primary ways that bad actors come to the United States and endanger the people here, 9-11 being the most notorious example, but there are literally tens of thousands of other examples. And this would simply change"
Hearing “Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SESSIONS, PETE "Fraudsters from literally anywhere in the world can now create hundreds or thousands of synthetic identities and apply for many different government benefit programs simultaneously. It's not it's no longer they could, they are. Bad actors are able to develop the use of deep fakes mimicking the likeness of an individual to circumvent the safeguards that have been put in place to protect the taxpayer. Bad actors have made it their business to exploit vulnerabilities mimicking the likeness of an individual to circumvent the safeguards that have been put in place to protect the taxpayer. Bad..."
Hearing Hearings to examine exposing fraud in America.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
PETERS, GARY C. "We fought to ensure that there were strong oversight mechanisms including alongside those resources because we knew that bad actors would try to take advantage of the situation. To date, the PRAC has supported more than 50 investigative partners in over 1,200"
Hearing Hearings to examine genes to machines, focusing on the patent eligibility debate.
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SUE PESCHIN "I would like to respond, sir. The concern that Dr. Leonard brings up around bad actors, you know, who are not allowing licensing or sending threatening letters and all of that, as an advocacy organization, we would be happy to work with you and bring that out into the sunlight and put pressure on them. But I don't want that to be a reason why we don't push forward with this"
Testimony KNOTT, BRAD
H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026
"Commercial Vehicle Registration System. Not utilizing the latest technology burdens the good actors and allows the bad actors to slip through the cracks. Utilizing an automated system to flag suspicious registration activity will free up valuable time and manpower at FMCSA to pursue fraudulent"
Testimony SPEAKER_20
H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and ...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Right, right, following this, Centene, 12.3%, CVS, 11.9%, Kaiser Permanente, 10.9%, Humana, 5.8%, Elevance, 4.2%. We have some good actors. We have some really bad actors. So if United says that one out of eight of every physician's decisions is wrong, they get overturned 80% of the"
Testimony STEIL, BRYAN
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"How does that, having a national framework, benefit consumers rather than the patchwork that we just discussed? I think there's a real opportunity as this framework builds out, not only will you see more innovation and development in the United States, I think this is also our opportunity to make sure that there's consumer protection standards in place to help people. The good actors want to root out the bad actors in this space. I think making sure that we have clear"
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"to prevent- Let me ask the question this way. Under your watch is it fair to say that if you identify a loophole that would allow an FTX fraud criminals crooks to the law make sure we're enforcing the law. Lastly Mr. Chairman I see my time's expired but illicit finance. I asked you Mr. Selleck if you had a security clearance and you don't have one yet you'll you'll need to get one I'm certain after confirmation and I suggested that you as immediately as you can get in a skiff and learn about..."
Testimony SPEAKER_17
H.R. 9496, H.R. 9500, H.R. 9498, H.R. 9501, H.R. 9499, H.R. 7972, H.R....
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 1, 2026
"Show your work. Let us all be reassured that the good actors are doing the good things, and if there are bad actors, they're the ones who are raising probably the most alarm. They're the ones who are probably raising the most alarm. And given the amount of, quote, effort, I would submit this will take probably about six or eight hours from a hospital system to just move one data from the other, maybe a day or"
Testimony MORAN, NATHANIEL
Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Far too often, these criminals deceive victims into providing sensitive personal information or transferring funds, causing significant financial harm and undermining confidence in government programs. Mr. Commissioner, I remain deeply concerned about foreign actors targeting American seniors through fraud schemes designed to steal their benefits and sensitive personal information. Can you tell us what specific steps is the Social Security Administration taking to prevent foreign-based..."
Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you, thank you. You're pre-approved for $45,000. That's good. So, good afternoon, and I thank Chairman Hudson. I appreciate you for holding this legislative hearing on these very important topics. Securing our communications system from bad actors has been a longstanding and bipartisan priority for this committee. Ranking Member Pallone, then-Chairman Walden, Representative Matsui, and I led this committee's effort to rip and replace untrusted vendor equipment from our mobile networks by..."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"quantify, but it's clear that widely available AI tools are empowering individuals to build out applications, systems, and even entire business virtually overnight without the need for huge upfront capital investments. And fewer barriers to entry for startups and small businesses could or should open the door to more competition and choice for consumers. But using history as a guide, we know that each innovation or new capability that helps the good guys is also a tool that can be used by bad..."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"from flooding the U.S. market with robotics and other advanced technology and services. There's also plenty of work to be done to address the incessant robocalls and phone scams that still plague consumers on a daily basis, despite all of our work on this issue in the past. At best, robocalls and scams are a nuisance. At worst, if executed successfully, they can upend people's lives and cost thousands of dollars that are seldom recovered from bad actors who seek out and prey on seniors..."
Testimony KEVIN RUPY
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Additional compliance mandates will primarily burden legitimate callers, not the scammers who routinely disregard the rules. I encourage Congress to focus on legislation aimed directly at fraudsters and criminal that bad actors will simply ignore. Third, to keep pressure on illegal robocallers, industry and government must strengthen collaboration and information"
Testimony KEVIN RUPY
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I do believe we need more enforcement, and in particular, criminal enforcement. We need to find the bad actors behind this and put them in jail. And the fact of the matter is, we can do that. We have powerful tools that, thanks to the TRACED Act, develop things like the Industry Traceback Group, the Traceback Consortium, stir, shake, and call authentication. So, what I think we should be focusing on is directing our efforts at identifying these bad actors and putting them in"
Testimony HUDSON, RICHARD
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Yeah, well, I agree with you on that. Mr. Rupy, we've talked about how AI can be used to secure our communications networks from bad actors. How are providers using AI to combat illegal"
Testimony KEVIN RUPY
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"So, we have voice providers, we have partnering analytics providers, and then, obviously, we have the bad actors. What I'm seeing in the industry right now is that these analytics providers are using"
Testimony MATSUI, DORIS O.
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Cyberattacks are increasing in frequency and severity, and AI models have increased the capacity for bad actors to attack critical infrastructure. We need a clear strategy to protect the communications systems that Americans rely on every single day. Ms. Gorman, many critical infrastructure providers rely on complex networks with software from multiple"
Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"And how come it didn't work, and how is it supposed to work? And does the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act incentivize tracking down the bad actors? All right. I appreciate"
Testimony KEVIN RUPY
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"year from the RMD. Thank you, Congresswoman. In my opinion, I don't think that imposing compliance mandates will lower the prevalence of those calls or reduce those calls, because at the end of the day, the bad actors behind those calls, they don't care about compliance. They don't observe do-not-call mandates. They do"
Testimony CARTER, TROY A.
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"and we're seeing clinics and critical care units going away, and in some cases, rural hospitals, the only access they have will be through telehealth. Mr. Rupy, you indicated that we know where the bad actors are, those who are perpetuating these erroneous phone calls that are scamming, telling the chairman that he's got $45,000 waiting to just pick up, or calling to say we'd like to buy a property that you own, or calling to say that I'm stuck on some foreign island, and I lost my credentials,..."
Testimony CARTER, TROY A.
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"These happen all the time. Our aged communities are finding themselves more and more vulnerable to these bad actors who call with what appears to be legitimate phone calls with people with distress. You indicated that we can find them. How successful are we in actually finding them and bringing them to"
Testimony SPEAKER_17
H.R. 9496, H.R. 9500, H.R. 9498, H.R. 9501, H.R. 9499, H.R. 7972, H.R....
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 1, 2026
"It's a big deal for the average American. And if nonprofits, we have some bad actors that are jacking up prices to do things that they shouldn't be doing, that's something the American public needs to know that will lower prices. You know, hospital bills can be a"
Testimony WATERS, MAXINE
The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"to have someone on their side. And until you showed up, the Bureau was on their side. CFPB returned $21 billion to millions of consumers cheated by banks, mortgage services, payday lenders, credit reporting companies, debt collectors, and others. So because of CFPB's hard-working public servants, some of them are in the audience. The agency had bad actors. It held them accountable and got justice for Americans. But not under your watch, Mr. Volk. You have directed CFPB to drop enforcement..."
Testimony TIMMONS, WILLIAM R.
The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Thank you for that. Do you believe that reducing overlapping examinations would free examiners to spend more time identifying bad actors instead of repeatedly reviewing institutions with established compliance programs? The same principle applies to the Bureau's supervision of non-bank financial companies. The CFPB's resources should be focused where the risks to consumers are greatest, not spread so broadly that responsible companies face unnecessary uncertainty while bad actors receive less..."
Testimony SPEAKER_20
H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and ...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"So this aggressive data gaming and vertical integration strategies actually ultimately triggered the Department of Criminal Justice investigation and a million dollar fraud lawsuit from the Massachusetts Attorney General. So I am glad that this is a bipartisan exercise. It is sad that we had what was, I thought, again, a good program by the federal government meant to save money but also keep patients at home, keep them healthier. But as usual, they're now finding industries, especially now..."
Testimony MS. SARAH ABERG
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"It does not protect investors. It deters the companies that want to follow the rules, and it doesn't stop bad actors from breaking them. The Clarity Act fixes this, and that is why Nova Lab supports its"
Testimony JASON SOMENSATTO
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"for illicit activity. I used to work at Chainalysis. It's a company that, you know, recognizes there's something unique in these networks and the ability to process some of the data and be able to identify potential bad actors. And what you've seen is even something unique in this market of companies that operate using that kind of technology to do, you know, enhanced screening or kind of a different form of risk management on their customers and on illicit activity. And so I think kind of..."
Testimony MR. CANTRELL DUMAS
Hearings to examine empowering Main Street by unlocking access to capi...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Without that, there'll be information gap between the sophisticated investors and ordinary investors. Senator, I believe bad actors would benefit. Actually, I believe that without strong enforcement, you have more of an opportunity for scammers and fraudsters to take advantage of everyday"
Testimony YOUNG, TODD
Hearings to examine intelligent networks, focusing on powering artific...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"Two groups of questions, two minutes left. Here we go. Cybersecurity and the risk, perhaps increasing risk, that bad actors with access to sophisticated advanced frontier AI models will utilize them for nefarious purposes, including to initiate cyber or ransom"
Testimony ALSOBROOKS, ANGELA D.
Hearings to examine the AI deception machine, focusing on deepfakes, c...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"home during the day, the predatory calls are absolutely unbelievable that she receives all day long. They take away not only from those individuals a sense of safety and independence, but they also frighten the families, and it's not easily restored. So, AI has the potential to help older adults remain independent. We understand that, support caregivers, and even improve health care, but left unchecked, those tools have emboldened bad actors and made our seniors especially vulnerable to scams...."
Testimony GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E.
Hearings to examine the AI deception machine, focusing on deepfakes, c...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"harming Americans every day. I am furious with the president for deleting so many of the organizations and personnel that are supposed to protect you, to actually stand between you and the scammer. Okay, so since taking office, President Trump has taken a hacksaw to the very agencies that protect Americans from scammers and bad actors, barring the CFPB from bringing enforcement actions, moving to shut down the CFPB entirely, slashing CISA funding and workforce, dismantling the Organized Crime..."
Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"address gaps in our consumer protection laws by strengthening anti-fraud efforts, keeping unsafe products imported by Chinese companies out of the American marketplace, and providing consumers with clearer and more consistent information about recycling and product labeling. Many of the bills we are discussing today are bipartisan, and I applaud my colleagues for working across the aisle. Regardless of where Americans shop, consumers deserve confidence that the products they purchase are safe,..."
Testimony JOHN BREYAULT
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"the ultimate casualties are everyday consumers and fair marketplace competition. Stripping these bodies of authority gives a flashing green light to bad actors who exploit regulatory vacuums and legitimate small businesses suffer when dominant monopolies distort the economic playing field without fear of independent oversight. Court rulings like Trump v. Slaughter do not have to mean the end of proper"
Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"So my next question for Ms. Winslow, every, unfortunately, every member of this committee has had contingencies with scams. The FBI reported one million, one million reports of internet fraud resulting in $20 billion in losses. So Ms. Winslow, how are your members helping to fight the fraud epidemic, and what more can Congress do to help protect Americans and hold bad actors accountable? Thank you. My time has expired, and I'll yield back the time I don't"
Testimony JOHN BREYAULT
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"But if they're not exchanging information, they don't know how to hold these bad actors accountable and ultimately bring them to justice. That's why bills like this one are so important. They seek to break down those silos, create a single place where this information can be"
Testimony JOHN BREYAULT
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Well, I wish there was a single action you can take, but there are so many, I don't have time to list them all. Certainly making sure that our consumer protection agencies are fully staffed and have the authority that they need to go after these bad actors is step one. Passing bills like the Scam Prevention Act is another way to do"
Testimony GOLDMAN, CRAIG A.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"My bill, the TERMS Act, is intended to provide that transparency and accountability. In your testimony, you'd support those goals but caution that the bill's notice provision should not prevent platforms from acting quickly against bad actors. How can Congress preserve both transparency and the ability to respond to urgent"
Testimony PERRY, SCOTT
the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 6610, Pharmacist...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"so that we can make appropriate decisions. The problem in my mind has been nobody wants to say anybody's a bad actor here. Nobody wants to accuse anybody because we don't"
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"A reflection of good intentions but leading to awful outcomes, I view legislation creating automatic CRs in that light. Automatic CR legislation is likely to empower bad actors looking to frustrate, compromise, or hijack appropriations for their own legislative priorities and will lead to worse, less responsive governing. Because of the need to reach compromise each year, annual appropriations are a key way that Congress ensures spending meets the evolving needs of the"
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Private business would never do that. I assume you mean if my prognostications about how the auto CR would play out, that a bad actor, a president, or a minority in the Senate, or a leadership who does not like what appropriations bills come up could gum up the process and keep us on CRs. I think what happens is eventually you get to a workaround, right? If you see a problem and your regular appropriations bills can't deal with it, you probably start doing more supplementals or figure out rules..."
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"that an occupant of the White House is not a fan of, what happens if they have this fail safe and automatic? If they go to the OMB director and say, look, the government is still open. Can I still do these five things? And the OMB director says, yes, you can, Mr. or Ms. President. Then why should I sign these bills if the government stays open? That's my worry, that you have ten people. They could be a combination of the Senate. There could be bad actors in any administration, even in the House..."
Testimony MACKENZIE, RYAN
“Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Informatio...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"cases that are looked into that somehow, if there are only 12 cases, that's somehow acceptable, which is an outlandish statement because what we see is that when you have these cases that people become aware of, it shakes confidence in the entire system, and it makes it less likely that people are going to cooperate with the government and go after the bad actors who are supposed to be the targets of these kind of investigations. So I would like to hear from you how the work that the Committee..."
Testimony MACKENZIE, RYAN
“Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Informatio...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Well thank you again for raising this issue and the recommendations that we can take to actually crack down on this kind of bad behavior. My time has expired but I look forward to continuing this conversation not only throughout this hearing but also as we move forward not only with the safeguards that are going to be put in place but those individuals and those actors that were party to these agreements figuring out if they need to be investigated further because fixing the system is the most..."
Testimony MACKENZIE, RYAN
“Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Informatio...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"So making sure that we have the proper safeguards in place is critically important at the Department. And then also, as we talked about, holding those bad actors accountable is another critically important step. And so I would like to thank the Inspector General again for being here today to participate in this important hearing. And as this hearing has shown, during previous, the previous administration, DOL failed to protect confidential investigative"
Testimony SPEAKER_16
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"This bill draws a clear line in the sand. It closes the loophole, holds bad actors accountable, and protects the sanctity of the ballot box. Let's secure our democratic process, penalize those who compromise our sovereignty, and keep foreign money out of Kansas elections once and for"
Testimony SMUCKER, LLOYD
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"They would help taxpayers, donors, and regulators better understand where tax deductible contributions are going and who is responsible for ensuring that those funds are used for legitimate charitable purposes. The goal is to preserve legitimate fiscal sponsorship arrangements while closing loopholes that can be exploited by bad actors who misuse the charitable tax system. Americans are extraordinarily"
Testimony SPEAKER_15
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"They allow experienced charities to provide administrative support so new charitable projects can focus on serving their communities instead of navigating complex tax rules. If there are isolated cases where organizations are abusing these arrangements, we should address those bad actors head-on, but we should not create a chilling effect that discourages legitimate charitable partnerships across our country. We should be making it easier, not harder, for nonprofits to feed families, respond to..."
Testimony BEATTY, JOYCE
Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"firing of examiners, top watchdogs, investigators, and prosecutors, efforts to postpone and to reopen the investment advisory rule, and advancement of crypto legislation that contains major illicit finance gaps. Taken together, these actions would make it actually easier for bad actors to exploit our financial system while making it harder for law enforcement to identify and stop"
Testimony BEATTY, JOYCE
Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"At precisely the moment when these threats are becoming more complex, I am concerned that this administration and Republicans in Congress are moving to weaken the very tools that help investigators follow the money, protect consumers, and hold bad actors accountable. These rollbacks would not only increase the risk of fraud and abuse, they would also weaken the broader anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing framework and leave the United States with fewer tools to respond to..."
Testimony BEATTY, JOYCE
Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"and discourage innovation, which results in catching fewer bad actors. The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 addressed some of this by shifting the focus of the Bank Secrecy Act, but clearly more is"
Testimony LUCAS, FRANK D.
Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Thank you. Director Gackey, can you provide an update on FinCEN's repatriation efforts through the Rapid Response Program and what barriers need to be addressed to get America's money back from bad actors? During our last conversation, you acknowledged the need to update the CTR and CZAR thresholds to ensure that FinCEN is getting relevant and actionable"
Testimony MR. ASAF MEIR
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"That innovation has always rested a uniquely American combination of freedom and guardrails. Freedom for entrepreneurs to innovate and for consumers to choose, and guardrails that are strong and sensible, that keep bad actors out and our markets fair. Maintaining this combination is central to my firm's"
Testimony MR. ASAF MEIR
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"To make these points, my written testimony draws on real-world examples and proprietary research. My third point is that these novel challenges are very much addressable. Our team at Solidus built a multidimensional trade manipulation detection system to identify bad actors. Our software natively gathers otherwise siloed data sets that are traditionally"
Testimony MR. CARL KENNEDY
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"That's all to say, alongside of the exchanges having this sort of policing power, the CFTC could also step in, and what you have seen traditionally in derivatives markets is these exchanges working hand-in-hand, cooperating with the CFTC to police and go after bad actors. So, you know, these concerns can definitely be addressed by the core"
Testimony MR. ASAF MEIR
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"The complexity arrives in—and I think someone mentioned this here—the related sports contracts. So around every tournament, there's multiple other event contracts that essentially expand the attack surface, where you also need to be able to correlate those contracts to the main event contract, and then whether or not bad actors are possibly manipulating cross-product in that regard. And so that's really the comprehensive approach that we take today with some of our"
Testimony SCOTT, AUSTIN
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"All right, Mr. Cylke, federally regulated exchanges are required to administer real-time market surveillance, staff internal investigations teams, and make timely referrals to an enforcement division of a designated regulator. There's a specific set of federal laws and regulations designed to punish bad actors on federal exchanges. What is the state law framework for punishing bad activity on state regulated"
Testimony MESSMER, MARK B.
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"which of course is their workforce. Responsible employers already take heat-related safety very seriously and for any business which does not do so, states already have strict regulations in place to deal with those bad actors. OSHA already has a general duty clause which requires employers to protect workers in heat situations with needed flexibility for climate, setting, industry, and other"
Testimony ROY, CHIP
H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subco...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"stand with those who don't want to follow our laws. Overstaying visas is one of the primary ways that bad actors come to the United States and endanger the people here, 9-11 being the most notorious example, but there are literally tens of thousands of other examples. And this would simply change"
Testimony ROY, CHIP
H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subco...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"But you know, there was a woman that was, you know, she had a weapon. She was a felon, but she was trying to get her life in order, and she was trying to protect herself against some of the bad actors that she had formerly affiliated with, and I didn't I didn't think it was"
Testimony SPEAKER_17
H.R. 7008 – Stop Insider Trading Act; H.R. 6955 – Main Street Capital ...
house Rules Committee · Jul 20, 2026
"risking more failures. In fact, the sponsors of this bill were so zealous to raise thresholds, they increased one threshold that will add bad actors who commit fraud against a bank. Yes, you can't make this"
Testimony SCOTT, TIM
Hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Semi-Annu...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"a new day in a very good way. Finally, we have a Bureau that respects the limits of its authority. A Bureau that follows its mandate instead of pursuing an ideological agenda. The decisions that are made at the CFPB affect everyday life for Americans and their families. They deserve a Bureau that recognizes a simple truth. Access to affordable financial products is a key part of consumer protection. Consumers must be treated fairly. Bad actors must be held accountable. I believe the best way to..."
Testimony SPEAKER_03
Hearings to examine the nomination of David Cummins, of Virginia, to b...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"It's not just about screening and making sure people don't get on planes with bad intentions, but also we have to be careful not just about bad actors with drones, but also hobbyists that are negligent and do something to do what I think happened with this JetBlue incident in"
Testimony ESTES, RON
The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
house Budget Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"We can't allow that border crisis to happen again. We must remain vigilant and monitor how cartels, human traffickers, and other bad actors, which apparently seems to have some support by my Democrat colleagues, respond to the changes President Trump has brought to our border. Our nation is safer today because of President Trump's leadership and the passage of the first reconciliation"
Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN
Three Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Today's markup will focus on a few bills that work to combat the illicit drug crisis facing our communities, specifically targeting the growing threat posed by pill presses. These bills work together to create a regulatory framework that allows DEA to conduct oversight of a closed system of distribution for pill presses and their critical parts, just like we have for controlled substances. This system ensures good actors are able to utilize pill presses for legitimate intended uses, while..."
Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT
Three Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"for five minutes for an opening statement. Good morning, everyone, and thank you, Chairman, for the recognition and holding this important markup. Today, we're continuing the committee's work to combat the threat of existing and emerging drug threats by advancing legislation that will help to keep illicit drugs out of our communities. In 2025, DEA sees more than 47 million counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. Just two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a potentially lethal dose. That's..."
Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN
Three Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Without objection, the first reading of the bill is dispensed with and the bill will be so ordered. Seeing no objection, I now recognize myself for five minutes on H.R. 7184, the Press Act, and I offer my support for this bill with the recognition there is still work to be done on this policy and that we are engaged in bipartisan efforts to get this policy to a good place. The influx of illicit drugs into the U.S. has, in part, been driven by bad actors, and I would say in big part, exploiting..."
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
“Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Fraudsters from literally anywhere in the world can now create hundreds or thousands of synthetic identities and apply for many different government benefit programs simultaneously. It's not it's no longer they could, they are. Bad actors are able to develop the use of deep fakes mimicking the likeness of an individual to circumvent the safeguards that have been put in place to protect the taxpayer. Bad actors have made it their business to exploit vulnerabilities mimicking the likeness of an..."
Testimony PETERS, GARY C.
Hearings to examine exposing fraud in America.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"We fought to ensure that there were strong oversight mechanisms including alongside those resources because we knew that bad actors would try to take advantage of the situation. To date, the PRAC has supported more than 50 investigative partners in over 1,200"
Testimony NICK SHIRLEY
Hearings to examine exposing fraud in America.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Why would they allow this to happen? In California, Medi-Cal, their Medicaid program, has now more than doubled from $108 billion in 2022 to a proposed $222 billion while enrollment has only rose by less than 1%. The system is filled with bad actors and fraudsters. In New York City, government-funded adult daycares pay for elderly Koreans and Chinese to play ping pong and do tai chi at the taxpayer's"
Testimony HINSON, ASHLEY
Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterpri...
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026
"Do you think we need to do more there now, knowing what we know now about their influence and their efforts to intervene here? So a lot of that expertise, and I know I'm out of time, Mr. Chairman, a lot of that expertise is happening on the local level, and I saw you shaking your head, too, so I'm assuming you're in agreement on many of these policies, and look forward to working with both of you to make sure you have what you need to keep these bad actors out and make sure, again, we're able..."
Testimony NEWHOUSE, DAN
Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterpri...
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026
"But I hope I can agree with you at the end of my questions. In reference to Chairman Molinar's ask, especially to you, Mr. Eisen, and Dr. Valdez, in reference to the NSF policy that coordinated with the Department of War, restricting the research collaboration with entities that are on our list of bad actors, what I'm looking for is a clear commitment on the part of your agencies that, yes, absolutely, we're working toward that because we want to close this"
Testimony NUNN, ZACHARY
Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterpri...
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026
"And this is in 2011, when you could still steal corn right out of the ground. Now you can just go on a computer and take that intellectual property theft. This threat has only grown more sophisticated since that time. In just the last two years, federal agents have foiled two separate plots by CCP agents to smuggle pathogens, including fungus, the FBI and the Department of Justice called a potential agro-terrorism weapon into research labs, including the Chairman's own home state. When the CCP..."
Testimony JORDAN, JIM
H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Con...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"And it creates procedural safeguards to ensure that when members' records are seized, they can go to a court to vindicate their speech or debate rights. It strikes the right balance between accountability for bad actors and protection of genuine congressional discussion and"
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Hearings to examine the nomination of Walter Clayton, of New York, to ...
senate Intelligence (Select) Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"prices drop, running away, being offshore. And as I said, one of the problems with our global markets is our ability to go get bad actors that act from outside of the United States is very limited. Yeah, let me give you a recent example that we had in the Southern District"
Testimony ADAMS, ALMA S.
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"These consumer protection laws exist for a reason. They protect students and taxpayers from waste, fraud, and abuse by bad actors in higher education. And when the department stops enforcing these protections, students are more likely to spend their federal aid at low-quality programs that leave them with debt and little to show for"
Testimony JOYCE, DAVID P.
Budget Hearing - Supreme Court of the United States
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"This is as close as some of us will ever get in appearing before the Supreme Court. The last time a Supreme Court justice appeared before the committee was in 2019, and we're very excited to have you here today with us. A great deal has changed over the last seven years. New technologies have become accessible for bad actors. The threat environment facing our federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, has evolved substantially. Chief Justice Roberts himself wrote in his 2024 year-end..."
Testimony MR. ERICK BRIMEN
U.S. Economic Security and Investment Abroad: Assessing Economic Secur...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"However, none of it is possible without the system that underpins a market economy, rule of law, legal stability, and private property rights. In fact, where there is an absence of these conditions, bad actors thrive. The corrupt, the unscrupulous, and indeed foreign adversaries control the environment and"
Testimony SUE PESCHIN
Hearings to examine genes to machines, focusing on the patent eligibil...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"I would like to respond, sir. The concern that Dr. Leonard brings up around bad actors, you know, who are not allowing licensing or sending threatening letters and all of that, as an advocacy organization, we would be happy to work with you and bring that out into the sunlight and put pressure on them. But I don't want that to be a reason why we don't push forward with this"
Testimony SUE PESCHIN
Hearings to examine genes to machines, focusing on the patent eligibil...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"licensing or sending threatening letters and all of that, as an advocacy organization, we would be happy to work with you and bring that out into the sunlight and put pressure on them. But I don't want that to be a reason why we don't push forward with this legislation. There are bad actors in every aspect of health care and folks who abuse things. But the reason why people look into creating new diagnostic tests for a lot of the conditions that we care about, including Alzheimer's disease, is..."
Testimony AMO, GABE
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"But under your leadership at Commerce, the Bureau of Industry and Security has become less effective and less efficient. You stopped providing the rules of the road for companies operating in China or Russia. You haven't added a single bad actor to the list of prohibited entities companies can't sell to since October. But all the world's bad actors didn't just disappear last October. But all the world's bad actors didn't just disappear last"
Testimony AMO, GABE
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Businesses knew they could count on BIS. Empowering bad actors while undercutting U.S. companies is the exact opposite of your job. But frankly, that's what you're"
Testimony AMO, GABE
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"The bill passed this committee earlier this year with overwhelming bipartisan support. So my colleagues share my sentiments. This bill improves compliance with our export controls, strengthens national security, allows BIS to focus on its enforcement resources on bad actors rather than honest mistakes. So that's a win-win. So here's the top line. I'm hoping that you make the changes needed to restart engagement, to do it with the thoroughness that's required, to increase compliance and to..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE KEVIN WARSH
The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Yeah, so like you, Congressman, it's a future risk. Since I graduated from college more than 30 years ago, quantum computing was always just a few years away. I hope we're there this time, because like in artificial intelligence, I think the United States can be a huge beneficiary. But like with AI, there's risks. I've spent quite a bit of time in my seven short weeks at the Fed thinking about our vulnerabilities as an institution, thinking about if bad actors were to take technologies that are..."
Testimony HILL, J. FRENCH
Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"strengthen our financial system, and reinforce regulatory accountability. Americans expect their personal information to be protected from bad actors, financial institutions to have the tools necessary to combat"
Testimony CASTOR, KATHY
American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secur...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"However, there is one bill today that is beyond fixing, and that's the Protect USA Act. It would give companies an impossible mandate. It tells any American company doing business in Europe, our largest trading partner, that it must break European law to satisfy this Congress or follow European law and be punished here at home. This bill does not make American companies more competitive. It shields polluters and corporate bad actors from environmental accountability, while leaving responsible..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
KEITH SONDERLING "You're undercutting businesses that comply with the law and are complying for safe and workplace conditions that pay properly. There's also, too, whether it's illegals or human trafficking, you see that they don't have safe work conditions and they're not paid properly as well. It continues to undercut the market. From the Department of Labor's perspective, from the agencies that can go after this, it's really holding those employers accountable through the wage and hour division to make sure that there's no human trafficking, that there's no illegal workers being underpaid, which raises..."
Hearing Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests: Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook
house Europe Subcommittee · Dec 16, 2025 · Transcript
DAVIDSON, WARREN "You see a lot of Europe and America coming together in the Arctic. But the bad actor, the real bad actor is China in particular. So if you look at China's influence, they're not just in"
Hearing Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities in the United States
house Communications and Technology Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
MS. LISA DYER "would still continue to operate. The localized jamming and spoofing capabilities that are impacting the aviation and maritime industries and Americans living along the southern border, those are localized events, and the focus should be on the bad actors and stopping the bad actors, as opposed to the focus on GPS. Why people should care. It is an incredible achievement, as many of us have said up here, just how much ease it brings to our lives. I have a lovely 2009 Atlas in my car still. It was given to me by a dear uncle, but it is so amazing to be able to pull out and navigate. I like being..."
Hearing H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
DAVIS, DONALD G. "Thank you so much, Mr. Chair, and to the Ranking Member. Representative Jackson, we've worked on this for some time, and I must admit, too, I haven't received a letter from the Prime Minister. But let's be clear. Currently, the U.S. and Israel cooperate. This amendment would not stop the collaboration. However, what it would do is hinder our ability to cooperate more efficiently. The spirit of Section 224 is to help us better organize our efforts, hear this, against bad actors around the world. These bad actors are coordinating. They're working together in an unyielding way to effectively and..."
Hearing Oversight Hearing - U.S. Small Business Administration
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_14 "In December of 2025, SBA ordered all 8A participants to provide financial records as part of a program-wide audit. While I certainly support ridding the program of bad actors, it's important to note, and program of bad actors, it's important to note, and I hope you do, that Tribal 8A entities are not subject to the same size or net worth caps as individual applicants. I think there's been some confusion, maybe, about that. Do you have specific safeguards built into your audit methodology that would ensure Tribal 8A entities are not being swept into termination to catch, frankly, other..."
Hearing H.R. 8481, the Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026; H. J. Res. 1, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the...
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
UNKNOWN "There are lawful people who are doing this in a great way, that's providing a great service to the American people, a great product to the American people. But these individuals in California, I think where the gentleman is from, are doing this, and now there are lawyers out there that say, well, you know what, there's some deep pocket somewhere, we can go do this. No, how about go after the bad actors that are doing this? How about state regulators going after the bad actors in California who are employing people and not doing it according to our own federal regulations? That's where the..."
Hearing State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight Deficiencies.
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
TYLER SADWITH "It's really important. Yeah, the partnership between the state of California and the federal government is paramount to making sure bad actors stay out of the program when it comes to hospice care and home health. Just as context, Medicare, the federal program, is the primary payer for hospice care in California. The state department, California Department of Public Health, my sister state agency, does perform licensure for hospice providers, and the state has acted swiftly to root out bad actors. The California Department of Public Health has imposed a licensure moratorium that was enacted..."
Hearing “A Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40”
house Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
MR. SEAN ASTIN "an – it should be an outlier that someone steals your identity, your credit card identity, whatever. You know, it should be an outlier that somebody bad – there's a bad actor out there, bad behavior, right? This is like so massively available to everybody to do without just – it's so simple. You just prompt a little thing, make Sean look like he's doing this and whatever, and it looks so realistic, and their creativity, their nefariousness can have me doing something. And we're just sitting here like, uh, that should not be allowed. It's just as plain as a nose on your face. It should not be..."
Hearing H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act); and other matters cleared...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript
KNOTT, BRAD "Commercial Vehicle Registration System. Not utilizing the latest technology burdens the good actors and allows the bad actors to slip through the cracks. Utilizing an automated system to flag suspicious registration activity will free up valuable time and manpower at FMCSA to pursue fraudulent"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
LUJÁN, BEN RAY "to prevent- Let me ask the question this way. Under your watch is it fair to say that if you identify a loophole that would allow an FTX fraud criminals crooks to the law make sure we're enforcing the law. Lastly Mr. Chairman I see my time's expired but illicit finance. I asked you Mr. Selleck if you had a security clearance and you don't have one yet you'll you'll need to get one I'm certain after confirmation and I suggested that you as immediately as you can get in a skiff and learn about all the bad actors that are out there doing bad things. One of the things that recently happened is..."
Hearing Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security, Frank J. Bisignano
house Social Security Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
MORAN, NATHANIEL "Far too often, these criminals deceive victims into providing sensitive personal information or transferring funds, causing significant financial harm and undermining confidence in government programs. Mr. Commissioner, I remain deeply concerned about foreign actors targeting American seniors through fraud schemes designed to steal their benefits and sensitive personal information. Can you tell us what specific steps is the Social Security Administration taking to prevent foreign-based fraudsters and other bad actors from accessing beneficiaries' accounts or stealing their benefits? Yeah, and..."
Hearing Hearings to examine empowering Main Street by unlocking access to capital.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript
MR. CANTRELL DUMAS "Without that, there'll be information gap between the sophisticated investors and ordinary investors. Senator, I believe bad actors would benefit. Actually, I believe that without strong enforcement, you have more of an opportunity for scammers and fraudsters to take advantage of everyday"
Hearing Hearings to examine intelligent networks, focusing on powering artificial intelligence and transforming communications.
senate Communication, Media, and Broadband · Jul 30, 2026 · Transcript
YOUNG, TODD "Two groups of questions, two minutes left. Here we go. Cybersecurity and the risk, perhaps increasing risk, that bad actors with access to sophisticated advanced frontier AI models will utilize them for nefarious purposes, including to initiate cyber or ransom"
Hearing the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 6610, Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]; 2) H.R. 9720,...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
PERRY, SCOTT "so that we can make appropriate decisions. The problem in my mind has been nobody wants to say anybody's a bad actor here. Nobody wants to accuse anybody because we don't"
Hearing H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents Opt-in Protection Act"; H.R. 8747, "K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
MESSMER, MARK B. "which of course is their workforce. Responsible employers already take heat-related safety very seriously and for any business which does not do so, states already have strict regulations in place to deal with those bad actors. OSHA already has a general duty clause which requires employers to protect workers in heat situations with needed flexibility for climate, setting, industry, and other"
Hearing H.R. 7008 – Stop Insider Trading Act; H.R. 6955 – Main Street Capital Access Act; H. Con. Res. 113 – Establishing the congressional budget for the...
house Rules Committee · Jul 20, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_17 "risking more failures. In fact, the sponsors of this bill were so zealous to raise thresholds, they increased one threshold that will add bad actors who commit fraud against a bank. Yes, you can't make this"
Hearing Hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Semi-Annual Report, focusing on a new day at the CFPB through reform.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
SCOTT, TIM "a new day in a very good way. Finally, we have a Bureau that respects the limits of its authority. A Bureau that follows its mandate instead of pursuing an ideological agenda. The decisions that are made at the CFPB affect everyday life for Americans and their families. They deserve a Bureau that recognizes a simple truth. Access to affordable financial products is a key part of consumer protection. Consumers must be treated fairly. Bad actors must be held accountable. I believe the best way to protect consumers is through competition, choice, and clear"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_03 "It's not just about screening and making sure people don't get on planes with bad intentions, but also we have to be careful not just about bad actors with drones, but also hobbyists that are negligent and do something to do what I think happened with this JetBlue incident in"
Hearing The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
house Budget Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
ESTES, RON "We can't allow that border crisis to happen again. We must remain vigilant and monitor how cartels, human traffickers, and other bad actors, which apparently seems to have some support by my Democrat colleagues, respond to the changes President Trump has brought to our border. Our nation is safer today because of President Trump's leadership and the passage of the first reconciliation"
Hearing H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Condemning prosecution policies that give preferential treatment to foreign...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
JORDAN, JIM "And it creates procedural safeguards to ensure that when members' records are seized, they can go to a court to vindicate their speech or debate rights. It strikes the right balance between accountability for bad actors and protection of genuine congressional discussion and"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence.
senate Intelligence (Select) Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_02 "prices drop, running away, being offshore. And as I said, one of the problems with our global markets is our ability to go get bad actors that act from outside of the United States is very limited. Yeah, let me give you a recent example that we had in the Southern District"
Hearing H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. 9609, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act"; H.R. 9602, "Less...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
ADAMS, ALMA S. "These consumer protection laws exist for a reason. They protect students and taxpayers from waste, fraud, and abuse by bad actors in higher education. And when the department stops enforcing these protections, students are more likely to spend their federal aid at low-quality programs that leave them with debt and little to show for"
Hearing Budget Hearing - Supreme Court of the United States
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
JOYCE, DAVID P. "This is as close as some of us will ever get in appearing before the Supreme Court. The last time a Supreme Court justice appeared before the committee was in 2019, and we're very excited to have you here today with us. A great deal has changed over the last seven years. New technologies have become accessible for bad actors. The threat environment facing our federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, has evolved substantially. Chief Justice Roberts himself wrote in his 2024 year-end report that he was troubled by the U.S. Marshals Service data showing that hostile threats and..."
Hearing U.S. Economic Security and Investment Abroad: Assessing Economic Security Zones
house Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
MR. ERICK BRIMEN "However, none of it is possible without the system that underpins a market economy, rule of law, legal stability, and private property rights. In fact, where there is an absence of these conditions, bad actors thrive. The corrupt, the unscrupulous, and indeed foreign adversaries control the environment and"
Hearing The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE KEVIN WARSH "Yeah, so like you, Congressman, it's a future risk. Since I graduated from college more than 30 years ago, quantum computing was always just a few years away. I hope we're there this time, because like in artificial intelligence, I think the United States can be a huge beneficiary. But like with AI, there's risks. I've spent quite a bit of time in my seven short weeks at the Fed thinking about our vulnerabilities as an institution, thinking about if bad actors were to take technologies that are now at the frontier or might be with quantum in a few years and try to pressure us to do harm to..."
Hearing Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
HILL, J. FRENCH "strengthen our financial system, and reinforce regulatory accountability. Americans expect their personal information to be protected from bad actors, financial institutions to have the tools necessary to combat"
Hearing American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secure U.S. Technology Leadership.
house Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
CASTOR, KATHY "However, there is one bill today that is beyond fixing, and that's the Protect USA Act. It would give companies an impossible mandate. It tells any American company doing business in Europe, our largest trading partner, that it must break European law to satisfy this Congress or follow European law and be punished here at home. This bill does not make American companies more competitive. It shields polluters and corporate bad actors from environmental accountability, while leaving responsible businesses trapped between conflicting laws. We should instead refocus on competitiveness through..."
CRS Report
Protection of Undersea Telecommunication Cables: Issues for Congress
Reports · Aug 7, 2023
Commercial undersea telecommunication cables carry about 99% of transoceanic digital communications (e.g., voice, data, internet), including financial transactions. Individual private companies and...