{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bice.house.gov/media/press-releases/bice-votes-favor-cr-save-act", "Bice Votes in Favor of the CR & SAVE Act", "2024-09-19", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Stephanie I. Bice", "B000740", "bice.house.gov", "bice", "https://bice.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.- Today, the House of Representatives voted on H.R. 9494, the Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act. This legislation would fully fund the federal government through March and contains the SAVE Act, legislation that Congresswoman Bice spoke in favor of and has supported previously.\n\nCongresswoman Bice issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cI was disheartened that legislation which seeks to avoid a harmful government shutdown and strengthen American elections failed on the House Floor today. This legislation represented not only a chance to ensure the continuity of essential government services but also offered an opportunity to strengthen our democratic systems.\n\n\u201cEnsuring the integrity of our elections has been a major priority. Through the House Administration Committee, I have supported the SAVE Act and the SHIELD Act. Previously, I supported and even spoke in favor of the SAVE Act on the House floor. Let me be clear- if Senator Schumer wanted, he could bring up the bipartisan SAVE Act today. His refusal and the White House\u2019s opposition to the bill should be deeply concerning to all Americans, who believe like I do, that we must make it easy to vote and hard to cheat.\n\n\u201cAfter the results of this vote, there is more work that needs to be done. I am committed to averting a government shutdown, which would be detrimental for our nation.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act:\n\nAmends the National Voter Registration Act to require states to obtain documentary proof of U.S. citizenship and identity \u2013 in person \u2013 when registering an individual to vote in a federal election.\n\nRequires states to establish a program to remove non-citizens from their existing voter rolls.\n\nGives states immediate no-cost access to federal databases with citizenship information.\n\nAdds penalties for federal, state, and local officials who knowingly register non-citizens to vote in federal elections.\n\nDirects states to establish a process for applicants that do not have documentary proof of citizenship but are in fact U.S. citizens.\n\nThe Secure Handling of Internet Electronic Donations (SHIELD) Act:\n\nProhibits political committees from accepting contributions from debit or credit cards without the disclosure of the card verification value (CVV) and billing address associated with the card.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "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://bice.house.gov/media/press-releases/bice-votes-favor-cr-save-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8085430599749088, "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"}