{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-banks-biden-administration-rule-discriminates-against-faith-based-foster-organizations", "Cotton, Banks: Biden Administration Rule Discriminates Against Faith-Based Foster Organizations", "2024-07-10", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353\n\nJuly 10, 2024\n\nCotton, Banks: Biden Administration Rule Discriminates Against Faith-Based Foster Organizations\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced a resolution to remove a Health and Human Services (HHS) Department rule that would make it harder for faith-based organizations and families to provide homes for foster children. HHS finalized its rule in April.\n\nCongressman Jim Banks (Indiana-03) introduced the resolution in the House.\n\n\u201cFaith-based groups lead the effort in Arkansas to provide safe foster homes. The Biden administration\u2019s rule will only hurt children that need a home and the religious organizations that provide this incredibly important work,\u201d said Senator Cotton.\n\n\u201cDespite a nationwide shortage of foster families, the Biden administration\u2019s rule discards well-established, faith-based care providers as second-class placement services, forcing states to invest time and resources into recruiting so-called gender-affirming providers. This is an attack on religious liberty and common sense, and worst of all, it is the children in need of a safe and loving home who will suffer most from this administration\u2019s radical agenda,\u201d said Congressman Banks.\n\nText of the resolution may be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"]], "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.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-banks-biden-administration-rule-discriminates-against-faith-based-foster-organizations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6354878898710012, "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"}