{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140912014508/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/house-passes-bill-prevent-federal-overreach-western-waters", "HOUSE PASSES BILL TO PREVENT FEDERAL OVERREACH IN WESTERN WATERS", "2014-09-09", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC (Sept. 9, 2014) As Co-Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, Congressman Steve Pearce released this statement today tollowing the House passage of the Waters of the U.S. Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014.\n\"The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers' proposed rule for Waters of the United States would have a devestating impact on western communities,\" said Congressman Steve Pearce. \"Increasing burdensome federal regulations will be extremely harmful for western farmers, ranchers, and small businesses that are already over-regulated by the federal government. The proposed rule is another example of this administration's continued attempt to unilaterally implement unnecessary federal regulations. H.R. 5078 blocks this blatant federal overreach by prohibiting the implementation of the rule, allowing states and local officials to continue to effectively regulate their own waters. I call on my collegues in the Senate to support the property rights of western communities and promptly act on this important piece of legislation.\"\nNOTE: H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, passed with a bipartisan vote of 262-152. The bill prevents the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers from expanding their regulatory jurisdiction over ponds, streams, and ditches currently regulated by the states.", 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://web.archive.org/web/20140912014508/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/house-passes-bill-prevent-federal-overreach-western-waters"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6921667847782373, "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"}