{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases/dr-joyce-votes-avoid-government-shutdown", "Dr. Joyce Votes to Avoid a Government Shutdown", "2026-09-01", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "PA", "John Joyce", "J000302", "johnjoyce.house.gov", "johnjoyce", "https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "September 1, 2026\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D., (PA-13) joined his colleagues to proactively pass legislation to keep the government open and funded through December 11, 2026.\n\n\"Nobody wants a repeat of last year, when Democrats deliberately dragged out the government shutdown to a record-breaking 43 days, the longest in American history,\u201d said Congressman Joyce. \u201cRepublicans refused to let that happen again. We acted early and decisively to prevent another shutdown and spare the country of its entirely avoidable consequences. Today\u2019s vote ensures the government stays open to serve the American people, while we continue our work in Congress to pass full-year appropriations legislation.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nIn the 119th Congress (2025-2026), Congressman Joyce helped introduce legislation (H.J. Res. 128) that would prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation, including retroactive pay once the government has reopened, during a government shutdown.\n\nIn addition, Congressman Joyce is a cosponsor of comprehensive bipartisan legislation (H.R. 5870) that would prevent future government shutdowns by requiring Congress to remain in Washington until funding legislation is passed while providing the necessary funding to keep government agencies open and serving the American taxpayers until Congress\u2019 work is done.\n\nIssues:Congress", 1, "2026-09-02T09:19:58Z", "2026-09-02T09:20:51Z"]], "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://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases/dr-joyce-votes-avoid-government-shutdown"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.949767116457224, "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"}