{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-introduces-legislation-to-protect-americans-from-foreign-robots/", "Cassidy Introduces Legislation to Protect\u00a0Americans from Foreign Robots", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "LA", "Bill Cassidy", "C001075", "www.cassidy.senate.gov", "cassidy", "https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Humanoid Robots Oversight and Blocking of Obtainment from Totalitarians (Humanoid ROBOT) Actto ensure the United States remains the leader in robotics and protect American systems from adversarial nations accessing them through humanoid robot technologies. The bill would prevent federal agencies and their contractors from using humanoid robots developed by China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea, while establishing oversight of foreign investment in U.S. humanoid robotics.\n\n\u201cAmericans win when we lead in technology,\u201d said Dr. Cassidy. \u201cWe\u2019re keeping that lead by blocking countries like China from putting their robots in our workplaces and homes.\u201d\n\nHumanoid robots are expected to become increasingly integral for industrial, household, and defense applications. Although the U.S. currently leads in this field, hostile nations are investing in the technology, posing risks to American data, national security, and economic strength.\n\nCassidy was joined by U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) in introducing the legislation.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "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://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-introduces-legislation-to-protect-americans-from-foreign-robots/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6378614343702793, "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"}