{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases/downing-testifies-support-bill-strengthen-irrigation-protect-montana", "Downing Testifies in Support of Bill to Strengthen Irrigation, Protect Montana Endangered Species", "2026-02-04", "2026", "2026-02", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Troy Downing", "D000634", "downing.house.gov", "downing", "https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) delivered testimony before the House Committee on Natural Resources in support of his bill, H.R. 6568, the Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act. The bill reaffirms that the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) retains exclusive ownership, operational control, and financial responsibility for the Lower Yellowstone fish bypass channel built to support the recovery of the endangered pallid sturgeon.\n\nRead bill text of H.R. 6568 here.\n\nImage\n\nWatch Congressman Downing\u2019s remarks in support of H.R. 6568 here or by clicking on the image above.\n\nBackground\n\nAuthorized in 2007 and built by Bureau of Reclamation, the Lower Yellowstone fish bypass channel mitigates harm to the endangered pallid sturgeon and lies outside the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project.\n\nIn the winter, large pieces of ice crash into these bypasses causing extensive damage.\n\nWhile LYIP repays irrigation infrastructure costs, the bypass's repair needs stem from federal obligations, and LYIP believes they should not\u2014and cannot afford to\u2014reimburse BOR for repair and maintenance costs.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-29T06:03:53Z", "2026-04-29T06:05:09Z"]], "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://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases/downing-testifies-support-bill-strengthen-irrigation-protect-montana"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1777986548841, "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"}