{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2023/7/lummis-kelly-johnson-stanton-reintroduce-bill-to-bring-highway-permitting-process-into-the-21st-century", "Stanton, Kelly, Johnson & Lummis Reintroduce Bill to Bring Highway Permitting Process Into the 21st Century", "2023-07-17", "2023", "2023-07", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with Greg Stanton (D-AZ) and Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-SD) reintroduced the Interactive Federal Review Act. The legislation would direct the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to select a minimum of ten federal highway projects to demonstrate the use of interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms in carrying out the environmental analysis and community engagement processes required in FHWA projects. The bill would drastically cut down the time needed to repair our nation\u2019s highways by allowing modern technology to make government more efficient and cost-effective.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m focused on leveraging historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for critical projects in Arizona--like expanding the I-10, a key economic corridor in our state, and building I-11. But the current environmental review process is slow and cumbersome, delaying completion and wasting taxpayer dollars,\u201d Representative Stanton said. \u201cOur bipartisan Interactive Federal Review Act will modernize and streamline the process while ensuring we stay true to the intent of NEPA.\u201d\n\n\u201cA streamlined environmental review process means Wyoming will see more shovels in dirt and less signs on the side of the road talking about projects being completed in the distant future,\u201d said Senator Lummis. \u201cMore frequently and efficiently maintained roads means safer roads with less accidents and more people in Wyoming making it home safe. Asking the federal government to embrace modern technology should be a no brainer. It\u2019s time for our permitting process to enter the 21st century.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:18:03Z"]], "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://stanton.house.gov/2023/7/lummis-kelly-johnson-stanton-reintroduce-bill-to-bring-highway-permitting-process-into-the-21st-century"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8863960392773151, "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"}