{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://markharris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mark-harris-champions-lumbee-fairness-act-ndaa", "Congressman Mark Harris Champions Lumbee Fairness Act in the NDAA", "2025-12-08", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Mark Harris", "H001102", "markharris.house.gov", "markharris", "https://markharris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 On Monday, Congressman Mark Harris issued the following statement about the Lumbee Fairness Act being included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026.\n\nCongressman Harris said, \u201cFor decades, the Lumbee People have sought full federal recognition\u2014and today, we are closer than ever to making it a reality. We have used every tool at our disposal to secure recognition in this year\u2019s NDAA. I\u2019m deeply grateful to President Trump for his longstanding championship of the Lumbee Tribe and for working across both chambers of Congress to deliver the full federal recognition and rights our people deserve. Now is the time\u2014let\u2019s get it over the finish line!\u201d\n\nThe Lumbee Tribe is the largest American-Indian tribe east of the Mississippi River and the ninth largest tribe in the nation. The Lumbee Tribe is primarily located in Congressman Harris\u2019 district, with most tribal members living in Robeson, Hoke, Cumberland, and Scotland Counties.\n\nCongressman Harris co-led the introduction of the Lumbee Fairness Act as his first bill introduction in Congress.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-18T05:35:53Z", "2026-04-18T05:37:16Z"]], "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://markharris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mark-harris-champions-lumbee-fairness-act-ndaa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5313150361180305, "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"}