{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://baumgartner.house.gov/2026/01/22/baumgartner-backs-final-fy2026-funding-bills-restoring-regular-order-and-delivering-for-eastern-washington/", "Baumgartner Backs Final FY2026 Funding Bills: Restoring Regular Order and Delivering for Eastern Washington", "2026-01-22", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Michael Baumgartner", "B001322", "baumgartner.house.gov", "baumgartner", "https://baumgartner.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Michael Baumgartner (WA-05) voted to pass a series of Appropriations bills; Defense, Transportation, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), and Homeland Security. These final bills mark the last steps in completing all twelve FY2026 appropriations bills, and avoiding the chaos of shutdown threats and stopgap spending. They include major wins for Eastern Washington, alongside broader investments that support servicemembers, secure our communities, provide effective education and health systems, and modernize transportation. The bill now moves to the Senate and if passed, to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law. Funding for these departments and agencies is set to expire on January 30th.\n\n\u201cWith today\u2019s votes, Congress is finally back to doing its job \u2013 funding the government through appropriations bills,\u201d said Congressman Baumgartner. \u201cThese bills deliver for Eastern Washington: pay raises for Fairchild airmen, stronger rural hospitals, safer highways and airports, and tougher border and drug enforcement to keep our communities safe.\n\nIn the Transportation Appropriations bill, Baumgartner secured more than $5.8 million in targeted Community Project Funding to directly support Eastern Washington\u2019s transportation and public safety needs.", 1, "2026-05-07T13:38:59Z", "2026-05-07T13:40:28Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://baumgartner.house.gov/2026/01/22/baumgartner-backs-final-fy2026-funding-bills-restoring-regular-order-and-delivering-for-eastern-washington/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.626388031989336, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}