{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fischbach.house.gov/2025/5/rep-fischbach-introduces-legislation-to-encourage-law-enforcement-recruitment-and-retention", "Rep. Fischbach Introduces Legislation to Encourage Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention", "2025-05-16", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Fischbach introduced the Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act. Representatives Pete Stauber (MN-08), Don Bacon (NE-02), and Clay Higgins (LA-03) co-sponsored the legislation.\n\n\"Congress has an opportunity to support young people who are looking to make a livelihood serving their communities,\" said Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07). \"I am proud to introduce the Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act to inspire the next generation and establish a targeted approach to specifically invest in well-trained and highly educated police officers.\"\n\n\u201cRecruitment for new law enforcement officers has been hampered by attacks on our law enforcement agencies in recent years, leading to less officers on the streets protecting our communities,\u201d said Rep. Bacon (NE-02). \u201cThis program will help our agencies recruit top of the line candidates and provide them with a grant for their education if they serve in the profession for four years after graduation. By offering more opportunities for potential candidates, we can help our law enforcement agencies protect and serve their communities.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"]], "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://fischbach.house.gov/2025/5/rep-fischbach-introduces-legislation-to-encourage-law-enforcement-recruitment-and-retention"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1327839456498623, "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"}