{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stefanik.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-passes-microbead-free-waters-act", "House Passes Microbead-Free Waters Act", "2015-12-07", "2015", "2015-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Elise Stefanik", "S001196", "stefanik.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.Today, the House passed the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 by voice vote. Congresswoman Stefanik cosponsored this legislation that would prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads.\nWhen I travel throughout the North Country, one of the frequent environmental concerns I hear about from residents around our district is about the concern of microbeads, said Congresswoman Stefanik. These plastic microbeads often end up polluting waters -- including the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario -- because many waste water treatment plants cannot screen them. This has been an issue that I have heard from in my meetings with Save the River and with the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages just this weekend. I am pleased to help the House pass this important measure today and urge the Senate to quickly follow suit and send this to the Presidents desk without delay.\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://stefanik.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-passes-microbead-free-waters-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.3622610606253147, "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"}