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Hearing H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027;...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026 · Transcript · 23 transcript matches
SCANLON, MARY GAY "particularly on our kids. According to recent reports, I think it was Politico, the Speaker's only bringing the daylight saving bill to the floor as a political trick to try to get some rebellious Republicans to cooperate with the Speaker's agenda and actually pass a rule this As part of the research I did when this issue started bubbling up, I asked my constituents which option they would support if we were to ditch the switch. A clear majority said that A clear majority said that they would prefer permanent standard time to permanent daylight savings time. And that result is also borne out..."
Hearing Member Day to examine S.297, to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Mar 19, 2026 · Transcript
MARSHALL, ROGER "For a decade they've been whipsawed by four different joint employer standards. The American franchise act establishes one clear permanent standard, ending the chaos and giving small business owners the certainty they need to hire and"
CRS Report
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) on Health Care Employment and Vaccinations and Testing for Large Employers
Reports · Mar 24, 2022
On June 21, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgated an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the prevention of the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
Testimony SCANLON, MARY GAY
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"particularly on our kids. According to recent reports, I think it was Politico, the Speaker's only bringing the daylight saving bill to the floor as a political trick to try to get some rebellious Republicans to cooperate with the Speaker's agenda and actually pass a rule this As part of the research I did when this issue started bubbling up, I asked my constituents which option they would support if we were to ditch the switch. A clear majority said that A clear majority said that they would..."
Hearing Full Committee Hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive Officer, Frank J. Bisignano
house Ways and Means Committee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
FRANK BISIGNANO "Domestic R&D expensing, expensing for capital investments, right? 199A, you and I talked about small businesses, right? Pass-through, you know, EBITDA standard, double standard deductions, child tax credit expanded and permanent, opportunity zones, you know, protecting the 21% rate. It's fueling stimulus. What I think everybody has to recognize also is that $775 was dominantly $100,000 and"
CRS Report
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act): A Legal Overview
Reports · Dec 6, 2024
Congress enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act or Act) in 1970 “to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women.” The Act created the Occupational Safety...
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"time or standard time has been difficult. The majority of people and the majority of States with laws on the books vastly favor making daylight savings time permanent. And there's a small minority that have adopted and currently use permanent standard time. What I'm saying, members of the committee, is I don't really know anybody who wants to change the clock anymore. I think this is what Chairwoman Fox said. But we still have some people who want permanent standard time and some people who..."
CRS Report
OSHA Jurisdiction Over Public Schools and Other State and Local Government Entities: COVID-19 Issues
Resources · Sep 13, 2021
As states and their public school systems consider how to provide education to students during the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, they face concerns about the safety and health...
Hearing Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
house Housing and Insurance Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
HILL, J. FRENCH "significantly during the post-Katrina environment. And when disaster strikes, federal assistance programs should deliver timely, transparent, and effective support. Unfortunately, in my view, HUD's CDBG DR program has fallen short of that high standard. It lacks permanent authorization, clear objectives, and consistent program rules. And GAO has repeatedly cited inconsistent program requirements as a key driver of delays. And HUD's own Inspector General has documented more than $690 million in spending that lacked adequate"
Hearing Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
BARRAGÁN, NANETTE DIAZ "Workers hate it. Our bodies hate it. But making daylight savings time permanent poses health and safety issues. Doctors, neurologists, sleep scientists, and major medical organizations have warned Congress that permanent daylight savings time would hurt public health and public safety. The American Medical Association has called for permanent standard time instead because standard time better aligns with the human body's natural circadian rhythm. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine"
Hearing “From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges and Opportunities for Safe, Reliable, and Affordable Drinking Water.”
house Environment Subcommittee · Feb 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
PALLONE, FRANK "However, I do not believe we need to choose between affordable water and safe water. We can have and must have both. And that's why I have advocated for a permanent water assistance program in the EPA, in addition to funding technical assistance and strong health-protective drinking water standards. A permanent program will ensure that all Americans have access to safe, reliable water and help utilities maintain access to water services. Water should be a basic right, and essential to the health and prosperity of our country. Unfortunately, this is not a reality for too many"
Testimony FOXX, VIRGINIA
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"with the semi-yearly practice of resetting our clocks. Every November, as all of us are well aware, we follow the annual fall back. But under this legislation, Americans would no longer need to turn back their clocks an hour. Further, H.R. 139 provides exemptions for Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands as they currently adhere to standard year-round time and therefore remain on permanent standard time. The remaining 48 states under this legislation will be granted..."
Testimony SCANLON, MARY GAY
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"twice a year. A Gallup poll from last year shows that 7 out of 10 Americans say we should ditch the switch. This opinion is also endorsed by our medical community, which strongly supports ending the biannual time change, warning that the twice yearly transition causes significant physical and mental health disruptions. We've heard about accidents. We've heard about more heart attacks in the days immediately following the switch. So the big question isn't whether we should end the clock changes...."
CRS Report
Federal Records: Types and Treatments
Resources · Feb 26, 2019
The Federal Records Act The Federal Records Act (FRA; 44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33), enacted in 1950 and amended since, governs the collection, retention, and preservation of federal agency...
Hearing H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act; H. Res....
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026 · Transcript
FOXX, VIRGINIA "here in this very room, where we spent almost 21 hours discussing one of the most transformational pieces of legislation in a generation, H.R. 1. These are the policies that our Republican majority has championed and continued to champion. Almost one year ago, every single Democrat in the House voted to raise taxes on the American people. House Republicans did not. Instead, House Republicans passed legislation to permanently increase the standard deduction, eliminate taxes on tips and overtime, permanently increase the child tax"
Hearing “Privacy Protections & the Second Amendment: Examining ATF’s Relationship to the Tiahrt Amendment”
house Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee · May 14, 2026 · Transcript
HIGGINS, CLAY "It's expected to be renewed, but until it's done, it's not done. So for 20 years, that's been the culture you've had to deal with. And we intend to pass permanent tear heart legislation, standard loan legislation. Would that help within the procedures and policies and cultures of the ATF to be more solid in compliance with tear"
Hearing "Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation's Disaster Readiness Works for Americans"
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_09 "Can you go into specifics in terms of how we can, kind of give me some real world examples? We have a situation in my district, and maybe you can shed some light into this, where road gets washed out. It gets washed out every single time there's a flood. The community wants to build it to a higher standard, but because of the rules, you have to build it to what existed pre-disaster. Would it make sense to allow the community to fix it permanently and build it to a higher standard? That makes perfect sense to me. Mr. Matheson, I wanted to ask you, in your experience, which regulations or..."
Hearing Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
CASTRO, JOAQUIN "It is not technically the state of Vatican City. The Holy See does not meet the standard of having, quote, internationally recognized attributes of statehood, such as a defined territory or permanent population. So if you follow the logic, under this amendment, the United States could be forced to defund and lose our seat and our vote in U.N. bodies where the EU and the Holy See have been admitted as full members, including, for example, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Trade Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the World Intellectual Property Organization,..."
Hearing “Peace of Mind: Strengthening Victim Protections Under Kayleigh’s Law”
house Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_06 "There is little to no uniformity across states and federally pertaining to sex crimes definitions sex offender registry and probation requirements or protective orders. If the justice system is going to continue to grant leniency to individuals convicted of sexual offenses, fail to fully enforce SORNA standards, and remove convicted offenders from probation or sex offender registry, which upon conviction are typically the conditions that prevent an offender from having contact with their victim, then the very least it should do is guarantee victims permanent protection from the person who is..."
Hearing H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_07 "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States should have the same standards for Israel as we do for everyone else. If any other country in the world had been credibly accused of violating U.S. and international law again and again, of killing tens of thousands of civilians, of blocking food and medicine from reaching a starving population, we would not be moving to deepen and permanently expand our military ties with them. And yet that is exactly what Section 224 of this bill"
Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"It is. Arizona, Hawaii, and several of our territories have permanent Standard Time. In any state that implements permanent Standard Time prior to the action of this bill, it would also be covered as well. In any state that implements permanent Standard Time prior to the action of this bill, it would also be covered as"
Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"And is that taken care of in the legislation? So if a state wanted to, between now and whenever the bill is enacted, which is probably sometime later this fall, maybe even early winter, would be able to get together and say, we want to be permanent Standard Time, is that correct? Is your mic"
Testimony SCANLON, MARY GAY
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"I think our discussion today has shown that we agree on one thing, that Americans are tired of having to change their clocks twice a year, where we clearly disagree and where I think a vast part of the public disagrees still is what should replace it. But as it stands, the House is only getting the opportunity to vote on one approach and that would be making daylight savings time permanent. Members deserve the chance to debate and vote on both options, permanent daylight savings time or..."
Testimony SCANLON, MARY GAY
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"It's been suggested that the research only relates to the negative impact of switching, especially when we spring ahead to daylight savings time. In fact, there is extensive research supporting the fact that permanent standard time is better for our health and safety. There's testimony in particular by a neuroscientist, Roxanne Pritchard, who's at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, who talks about how permanent standard time is better for health, better for safety, reduces obesity and..."
Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"And what I find curious is, and I don't know the answer, is that when we did it in the 70s, and of course there were a lot of things different, no Internet, lots of different things in the world back then, but they went back to switching back and forth, which leads me to the conclusion, could be wrong, but leads me to the conclusion that people didn't want permanent standard time and that this was an alternative that should be looked at. I will also say it concerns me some because I can..."
Testimony SCANLON, MARY GAY
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"So I would urge a yes vote on my amendment, and I yield back. I just wanted to point out that the Virginia Senate in March passed a bill saying that it would like to go to permanent standard time. It just is waiting on Maryland and D.C. because it doesn't want to disrupt the regional efforts. But apparently the Virginia Senate has made a determination. So you might want to talk to some of your colleagues there. Thank"
Testimony BARRAGÁN, NANETTE DIAZ
Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026
"Workers hate it. Our bodies hate it. But making daylight savings time permanent poses health and safety issues. Doctors, neurologists, sleep scientists, and major medical organizations have warned Congress that permanent daylight savings time would hurt public health and public safety. The American Medical Association has called for permanent standard time instead because standard time better aligns with the human body's natural circadian rhythm. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026
"again on his partnership in passing the standalone bill through the CMT committee, which I chair, and now including it in the service transportation bill. We appreciate that so much. Separately, I also want to highlight the inclusion of the Sunshine Protection Act into the aims to make daylight savings time the new permanent standard time. Like clock work, twice a year, I hear from my constituents, I know you do too, on their dread of having to change"
Testimony MARSHALL, ROGER
Member Day to examine legislative priorities.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Mar 19, 2026
"For a decade they've been whipsawed by four different joint employer standards. The American franchise act establishes one clear permanent standard, ending the chaos and giving small business owners the certainty they need to hire and"
CRS Report
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Report · Jul 24, 2026
Daylight saving time (DST) is a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in most parts of the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time. DST begins on the second Sunday in...
CRS Report
Standardizing Federal Data: Categorizing Approaches
Resources · Oct 21, 2024
Congress has at times enacted laws that specifically require federal agencies to use data standards, which establish rules to enhance the usability of data. This In Focus provides an overview of...
CRS Report
Qualified Charitable Distributions from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
InFocus · Jan 15, 2026
Summary Congress has created incentives for charitable giving through qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from individual retirement accounts (IRAs). A provision of the Pension Protection Act...
CRS Report
Marginal Effective Tax Rates: Changes in P.L. 119-21, the 2025 Reconciliation Act
Report · Sep 8, 2025
The 2025 reconciliation act, P.L. 119-21, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), made a number of changes that affect marginal effective tax rates (METRs) on investment. These...
CRS Report
Federal Individual Income Tax Brackets, Standard Deductions, and Personal Exemption: 1988 to 2026
Report · Apr 21, 2026
This report tracks changes in federal individual income tax brackets, the standard deduction, and the personal exemption since 1988. All three tax items have been indexed for inflation since 1981,...
CRS Report
Enforcement of Congressional Rules of Conduct: A Historical Overview
Reports · Aug 28, 2025
The Constitution vests Congress with broad authority to discipline its Members. Only since 1964, however, have the Senate and House of Representatives established formal rules of conduct and...
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.29, to make daylight saving time permanent, S.191, to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Apr 30, 2025 · Request transcript
CRS Report
Supreme Court Narrows Federal Jurisdiction Under Clean Water Act
Posts · Jun 21, 2023
On May 25, 2023, the Supreme Court decided Sackett v. EPA, a case with significant implications for the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). While the Court unanimously...
CRS Report
Redefining Waters of the United States (WOTUS): Recent Developments
Reports · Jul 8, 2022
Congress established the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), to restore and protect the quality of the nation’s surface waters. The CWA protects “navigable...
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
“From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges and Opportunities...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"However, I do not believe we need to choose between affordable water and safe water. We can have and must have both. And that's why I have advocated for a permanent water assistance program in the EPA, in addition to funding technical assistance and strong health-protective drinking water standards. A permanent program will ensure that all Americans have access to safe, reliable water and help utilities maintain access to water services. Water should be a basic right, and essential to the..."
CRS Report
House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction
Reports · Mar 14, 2025
The United States Constitution (Article 1, Section 5, clause 1) provides each House of Congress with the sole authority to establish rules, judge membership requirements, and punish and expel...
CRS Report
Congressional Redistricting 2021: Legal Framework
Posts · Sep 10, 2021
In August 2021, the Census Bureau released the 2020 redistricting data, and based on that data, states have begun the process of congressional redistricting. Redistricting is the drawing of district...
Testimony SCANLON, MARY GAY
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"Yes. I have an amendment to the rule. I move the committee make in order amendment number 1 to H.R. 139 offered by myself which would strive the language of the Sunshine Protection Act and replace it with the full language of the Sunshine for Our Kids Act, which would make standard time permanent while allowing states to pass their own legislation enacting permanent daylight savings time if they choose. I think our discussion today has shown that we agree on one thing, that Americans are tired..."
CRS Report
Agriculture and Forestry Offsets in Carbon Markets: Background and Selected Issues
Reports · Nov 3, 2021
The number of private carbon market programs (also known as carbon market initiatives) that pay farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners (participants) to generate carbon offsets for use in carbon...
Testimony FOXX, VIRGINIA
H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H...
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026
"here in this very room, where we spent almost 21 hours discussing one of the most transformational pieces of legislation in a generation, H.R. 1. These are the policies that our Republican majority has championed and continued to champion. Almost one year ago, every single Democrat in the House voted to raise taxes on the American people. House Republicans did not. Instead, House Republicans passed legislation to permanently increase the standard deduction, eliminate taxes on tips and overtime,..."
Testimony HILL, J. FRENCH
Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"significantly during the post-Katrina environment. And when disaster strikes, federal assistance programs should deliver timely, transparent, and effective support. Unfortunately, in my view, HUD's CDBG DR program has fallen short of that high standard. It lacks permanent authorization, clear objectives, and consistent program rules. And GAO has repeatedly cited inconsistent program requirements as a key driver of delays. And HUD's own Inspector General has documented more than $690 million in..."
Testimony FOXX, VIRGINIA
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"You guys are having a great conversation. Good afternoon. The committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider a single measure, H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025. This legislation establishes daylight savings time at the permanent year-round standard time for the United States and would dispense with the semi-yearly practice of resetting our clocks. Every November, as all of..."
Testimony HOUCHIN, ERIN
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"So the bill is simple and true to its name. It makes daylight savings time the permanent year-round standard for the country, putting the extra hour of light where families can enjoy it in the evening. We used to have to tell our children that outside was closed when it was time for bed because the sun was still shining and they didn't understand why they couldn't go out and"
Testimony TIMMONS, WILLIAM R.
Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"changing program requirements and inconsistent rules across disaster supplements as a contributor to delays in getting assistance to communities. From your analysis of the program, if Congress were to authorize a permanent CDBGDR framework with standardized rules which specific parts of HUD's allocation and action plan review process account for the greatest delays today, and where could Congress streamline the process to improve the speed of recovery assistance without sacrificing..."
Testimony HIGGINS, CLAY
“Privacy Protections & the Second Amendment: Examining ATF’s Relations...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · May 14, 2026
"It's expected to be renewed, but until it's done, it's not done. So for 20 years, that's been the culture you've had to deal with. And we intend to pass permanent tear heart legislation, standard loan legislation. Would that help within the procedures and policies and cultures of the ATF to be more solid in compliance with tear"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
"Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation's Disaster Readiness Works for Am...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Can you go into specifics in terms of how we can, kind of give me some real world examples? We have a situation in my district, and maybe you can shed some light into this, where road gets washed out. It gets washed out every single time there's a flood. The community wants to build it to a higher standard, but because of the rules, you have to build it to what existed pre-disaster. Would it make sense to allow the community to fix it permanently and build it to a higher standard? That makes..."
Testimony FRANK BISIGNANO
Full Committee Hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive O...
house Ways and Means Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"Domestic R&D expensing, expensing for capital investments, right? 199A, you and I talked about small businesses, right? Pass-through, you know, EBITDA standard, double standard deductions, child tax credit expanded and permanent, opportunity zones, you know, protecting the 21% rate. It's fueling stimulus. What I think everybody has to recognize also is that $775 was dominantly $100,000 and"
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
“From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges and Opportunities...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"that protect communities from toxic lead and harmful PFAS. And of course, they say in these lawsuits that one justification is the cost, right? So let me just ask you again, based on your experience, can we have both protective drinking water standards and affordable water, in other words, can a permanent water assistance program, which myself and I believe that a ranking member, Mr. Tonko, has actually introduced it, can we have a permanent water assistance program to ensure that we have both..."
Testimony FRANK BISIGNANO
Full Committee Hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive O...
house Ways and Means Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"on car loan interest, and a special tax deduction for seniors. I applaud congressional Republicans for having a focus on a key element of the legislature, permanency. Thanks to your work, critical provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act were made permanent in the Working Families Tax Cuts, including doubling the standard deduction and increasing the child tax credit, domestic R&D expensing, expensing for capital investments, and the 199A pass-through"
Testimony FRANK BISIGNANO
Full Committee Hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive O...
house Ways and Means Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"full expensing, 199A pass-through, and I hesitate because I think about the small businesses, the lifeblood of America, double standard deduction, double debt tax exemption, child tax credit expanded and permanency. These are all"
Testimony FRANK BISIGNANO
Full Committee Hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive O...
house Ways and Means Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"We also have permanency that occurred, right? Domestic R&D expensing, expensing for capital investments, 199A pass-through, double standard deduction, double death tax exemption, child tax credit expanded and permanent, opportunity And I bring that up because we're seeing the benefit in people with faster payments and bigger checks, but we're also seeing the double benefit going forward of lower"
Testimony MR. JOSEPH JAROSCAK
Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"primarily because of its flexibility. Sure. So there are two things that could happen that could potentially streamline the process. One is that the statute would authorize HUD to establish permanent regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations that would be more standardized than the current rulemaking process. Additionally, it would authorize or stand up a fund within the Treasury"
Testimony CASTRO, JOAQUIN
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"It is not technically the state of Vatican City. The Holy See does not meet the standard of having, quote, internationally recognized attributes of statehood, such as a defined territory or permanent population. So if you follow the logic, under this amendment, the United States could be forced to defund and lose our seat and our vote in U.N. bodies where the EU and the Holy See have been admitted as full members, including, for example, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Trade..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
“Peace of Mind: Strengthening Victim Protections Under Kayleigh’s Law”
house Judiciary Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"There is little to no uniformity across states and federally pertaining to sex crimes definitions sex offender registry and probation requirements or protective orders. If the justice system is going to continue to grant leniency to individuals convicted of sexual offenses, fail to fully enforce SORNA standards, and remove convicted offenders from probation or sex offender registry, which upon conviction are typically the conditions that prevent an offender from having contact with their..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States should have the same standards for Israel as we do for everyone else. If any other country in the world had been credibly accused of violating U.S. and international law again and again, of killing tens of thousands of civilians, of blocking food and medicine from reaching a starving population, we would not be moving to deepen and permanently expand our military ties with them. And yet that is exactly what Section 224 of this bill"
Testimony SCANLON, MARY GAY
H.R. 139 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 8595 – National Secur...
house Rules Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"So I don't see why we should be repeating the mistakes of the past year. If permanent daylight savings time is truly the preferred policy, then so be it. But we shouldn't deny Congress the opportunity to consider the alternative that physicians and scientists and many of our constituents believe is the healthier and safer choice. My amendment would strike the text of the Sunshine Protection Act and replace it with my bipartisan H.R. 9638, Sunshine for Our Kids Act, which would make standard..."