{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-introduces-legislation-ensure-efficient-and-cost-effective-completion", "Stauber Introduces Legislation to Ensure Efficient and Cost-Effective Completion of Local Infrastructure Projects", "2024-04-26", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced the Cooperation in Local Procurement Act, legislation that will amend the Fixing America\u2019s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act to help local governments who receive funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) complete local public transportation projects efficiently and economically by allowing them to participate in cooperative agreements for the purposes of procurement.\n\nOf this legislation, Congressman Stauber said, \u201cAs a Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I am proud to introduce legislation that will empower local governments to complete much needed public transportation projects on-time and on-budget.\u201d\n\nStauber introduced this legislation along with Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, who served on the House-Senate conference committee that negotiated the FAST Act that became law in 2015.\n\nCongressman Cohen stated, \u201cThis commonsense update of the FAST Act to reflect changing procurement practices will assure that local governments can use funding that they already have more efficiently. I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of the measure.\u201d\n\nIn Minnesota, companies like Sourcewell stand ready to connect local governments with contracts that are ready to use with vetted vendors, government regulations, and completed solicitation processes. However, federal law under the FAST Act does not currently authorize local governments to participate in cooperative agreements using FTA dollars.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"]], "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://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-introduces-legislation-ensure-efficient-and-cost-effective-completion"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6538780182600021, "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"}