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August 17, 2026
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
11:30 a.m., Thursday, August 20
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Thursday, August 20
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Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E789 Hamadeh, Abraham J., Ariz., E791 Hurd, Jeff, Colo., E789, E791 Kean, Thomas H., Jr., N.J., E790 Leger Fernandez, Teresa, N.M., E791 Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E790 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E790 Morrison, Kelly, Minn., E790, E792 Smucker, Lloyd, Pa., E789, E791, E792 Tran, Derek, Calif., E791