{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sablan.house.gov/marianas-micro-grants-farm-bill", "Marianas micro-grants in farm bill", "2018-12-17", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Marianas micro-grants in farm bill                                           \n              Dec 17, 2018      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    A proposal by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to provide micro-grants in Alaska, the Marianas, and other non-continental areas was included in the farm bill passed by the House and Senate this week. The grants are meant to increase local gardening and animal husbandry in areas that import much food. Grants can be up to $5,000 for an individual and $10,000 for a food bank, Head Start program, school, or similar entities. $250,000 will be available in the Marianas in 2019. TheAgricultural Improvement Act of 2018, which President Trump has yet to sign, also prohibits the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption and extends the national ban on animal fighting to include the U.S. territories. The representatives from Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and I all opposed the animal fighting ban because of its effect on cockfighting. The provision had too much bipartisan support, however. Perhaps, if the Commonwealth Legislature had acted on Rep. Ed Propst's Animal Protection Act,H.B. 20-24, last year we could have used it to help defeat the ban. Now it is too late.", 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://sablan.house.gov/marianas-micro-grants-farm-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.009103074669838, "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"}