{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://scholten.house.gov/media/press-releases/scholten-celebrates-unanimous-senate-passage-bipartisan-legislation-0", "Scholten Celebrates Unanimous Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act", "2025-12-08", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MI", "Hillary J. Scholten", "S001221", "scholten.house.gov", "scholten", "https://scholten.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Representative Hillary Scholten (D-Mich) announced that her legislation recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has passed the Senate unanimously.\n\nThe bipartisan resolution recognized the historic step that West Michigan\u2019s own President Gerald Ford took 50 years ago by signing the law, which mandates that every child in America, including those with disabilities, be given equal access to a free, appropriate public education.\n\n\u201cAs President Ford\u2019s present-day successor in Congress, I\u2019m honored to carry on West Michigan\u2019s legacy of achieving results for special education students,\u201d said Rep. Scholten. \u201cAs the proud daughter of a special education teacher, it is especially meaningful to see my legislation pass the Senate unanimously. IDEA has transformed our classrooms and helped provide every child, regardless of background or disability, the resources they need to succeed. In the same spirit of bipartisanship that led to my legislation\u2019s passage, let\u2019s unite to fully fund President Ford\u2019s landmark law and secure its promise for generations to come.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the legislation is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://scholten.house.gov/media/press-releases/scholten-celebrates-unanimous-senate-passage-bipartisan-legislation-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8381069637835026, "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"}