{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-sponsored-fort-wingate-land-transfer-moves-forward", "PEARCE SPONSORED FORT WINGATE LAND TRANSFER MOVES FORWARD", "2017-08-07", "2017", "2017-08", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC (August 4, 2017)\u00a0Congressman Steve Pearce today released the following statement after the U.S. Army\u00a0notified\u00a0the Department of the Interior (DOI)\u00a0that it is transferring\u00a0administrative\u00a0jurisdiction of nine parcels of\u00a0the former Fort Wingate Army Depot\u00a0to the Navajo Nation and Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico:\n\u201cThis land\u00a0transfer\u00a0is a huge step forward in a multi-decade fight that I\u00a0became\u00a0involved with when I\u00a0first arrived in Congress. For too long the Army delayed this transfer of land to the tribes. After\u00a012 years of dedicated work, I got legislation passed requiring the Army give the land back to the tribes. Today's action is a\u00a0major milestone\u2013\u00a0but\u00a0this\u00a0is still only the beginning. It\u2019s vital to the strength and future of the tribes that this land gets put back in their rightful hands\u00a0as it will allow\u00a0them to have greater control, access, and economic benefits from the use of it.\u00a0I\u00a0remain committed to\u00a0transferring\u00a0the\u00a0remaining parcels as quickly as possible.\u201d\nBackground  \n\tOn August 3rd, administrative jurisdiction of nine parcels of land, totaling 2,496 acres, was officially transferred from the Army to the Department of the Interior. This is the first property transfer under the\u00a0Return of Certain Lands At Fort Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act,which was included\u00a0in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2017. The transfer will include all of the property for which the Army has\u00a0remediated.\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-sponsored-fort-wingate-land-transfer-moves-forward"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9224438108503819, "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"}