{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fulcher.house.gov/2025/01/07/id-0a664f01-032b-4339-aa86-e3b7b47752cd/", "Fulcher\u2019s Bill Signed Into Law as part of EXPLORE Act", "2025-01-07", "2025", "2025-01", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Russ Fulcher", "F000469", "fulcher.house.gov", "fulcher", "https://fulcher.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\n\nCONTACT: Christiann\u00e9 Allen, Christianne.Allen@mail.house.gov\n\nCONTACT: Marisa Melton, Marisa.Melton@mail.house.gov\n\nFulcher\u2019s Bill Signed Into Law as part of EXPLORE Act\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher\u2019s legislation, H.R. 8258, the Federal Interior Land Media (FILM) Act, was signed into law as part of the House Natural Resources Committee\u2019s legislation, the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act.\n\nSpecifically, the EXPLORE Act is a comprehensive package that will revolutionize access to America\u2019s public lands, enhance visitor experience, and provide an estimated five million jobs annually.\n\nCongressman Fulcher\u2019s bill, H.R. 8258, addresses outdated provisions governing commercial filming and similar activities in National Park System units and other federal lands.\n\n\u201cI am very pleased to see my bill, the FILM Act, included as part of the final version of the House\u2019s EXPLORE Act,\u201d said Congressman Fulcher. \u201cEnactment of this legislation marks a significant bipartisan step forward in how we efficiently modernize and manage our nation\u2019s public lands. By easing burdensome permitting and fee requirements for content creators, we encourage the creative industry to capture our country\u2019s natural and cultural treasures and bring much-deserved attention to the expansive resources states such as Idaho have to offer. The EXPLORE Act package is a win for the outdoor recreation economy and every American who enjoys getting out in our nation\u2019s wide-open spaces!\u201d\n\nIn addition to the incorporation of the FILM Act, similar language to Congressman Fulcher\u2019s bill, H.R. 1450, the Treating Tribes As Good Neighbor Authority Act, was included in the EXPLORE Act and now law.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T17:10:36Z"]], "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://fulcher.house.gov/2025/01/07/id-0a664f01-032b-4339-aa86-e3b7b47752cd/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0064030066132545, "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"}