{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fischbach.house.gov/2025/7/rep-fischbach-introduces-the-hen-act", "Rep. Fischbach Introduces the HEN Act", "2025-07-28", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) introduced the HEN Act to significantly increase the production of mallards across the country and support the hunting community.\n\n\u201cHunting is a way of life in rural Minnesota, and sportsmen and women have a long history of being strong advocates for wildlife populations. Building hen houses is a non-intrusive, voluntary, and scientifically supported approach to revitalizing falling duck populations,\u201d said Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07). \u201cI am proud to introduce the HEN Act, which will refocus funds to invest in additional hen houses in the Prairie Pothole Region. This will support the efforts of local sportsmen without creating additional, unnecessary regulatory burdens on our western Minnesota farmers.\u201d\n\n\u201cWaterfowl play an essential role in our wetland ecosystems, yet declining habitats, drought, and increased predation threaten their numbers. I\u2019m glad to work with Rep. Fischbach on this bipartisan bill to boost waterfowl breeding in California and in the Prairie Pothole Region of the upper Midwest,\" said Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"]], "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/2025/7/rep-fischbach-introduces-the-hen-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5186751261353493, "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"}