{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bergman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=759", "ICYMI: Bergman's Veterans Small Business Bill Signed Into Law", "2020-11-12", "2020", "2020-11", "Republican", "House", "MI", "Jack Bergman", "B001301", "bergman.house.gov", "bergman", "https://bergman.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "H.R. 561, the Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019, was recently signed into law by President Donald Trump. Rep. Jack Bergman\u2019s legislation will improve the Department of Veterans Affairs\u2019(VA) ability to eliminate potential fraud in the Vets First Program, and it was introduced with bipartisan support from Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Dr. Neal Dunn (R-FL).\n\nRep. Bergman stated, \"I'm thankful for the support around this critical new law to safeguard Veteran-owned businesses. The VA will now have the tools to crack down on bad actors in the Vets First Program and ensure we protect the law-abiding Veteran business owners who want to perform the work on behalf of their fellow Veterans. H.R. 561 is an example of lawmakers and stakeholders putting partisan politics aside to honor our Veterans and their continuing contributions to our Nation.\"\n\nYou can read the White House announcement here.\n\nBackground Information:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-28T00:39:51Z"]], "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://bergman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=759"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8115032687783241, "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"}