{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://foushee.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-foushee-adams-introduce-the-college-thriving-act-to-promote-skills-for-success-college-courses", "Reps. Foushee, Adams Introduce the College Thriving Act to Promote Skills-For-Success College Courses", "2024-09-26", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Valerie P. Foushee", "F000477", "foushee.house.gov", "foushee", "https://foushee.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC (September 26, 2024) \u2014 Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), introduced H.R. 9824, the College Thriving Act of 2024, legislation to create a Department of Education grant for colleges and universities to design and implement a skills-for-success course for first year college students.\n\n\u201cOpportunities for practical and emotional skill-building in a student\u2019s first year of college leads to a more positive transition to college life, and an increase in campus engagement and academic success in their later years,\u201d said Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04). \u201cThe College Thriving Act will provide institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, with critical funding to establish skills-for-success courses to better help students achieve their goals. I thank Congresswoman Adams for joining me in introducing this bill, and I look forward to moving it through the House and onward.\u201d", 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://foushee.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-foushee-adams-introduce-the-college-thriving-act-to-promote-skills-for-success-college-courses"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.016442198306322, "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"}