{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-bill-to-designate-arkansas-delta-a-national-heritage-area/", "Cotton Introduces\u00a0Bill to Designate Arkansas Delta a National Heritage Area", "2026-09-17", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "page_html", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nContact: Tatum Wallace or Hannah McCarthy\n\nSeptember 17, 2026\n\nCotton Introduces Bill to Designate Arkansas Delta a National Heritage Area\n\nWASHINGTON\u2014Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to designate the Arkansas Delta a National Heritage Area, which would recognize and preserve the economic, historic, and cultural importance of the Arkansas Delta and also increase federal investment and economic development in the region.\n\n\u201cFrom Jonesboro to McGehee, the Arkansas Delta is a vital part of our state\u2019s identity. By designating the Delta a National Heritage Area, my bill would recognize the region\u2019s rich history and important agricultural contributions while also delivering additional federal resources to grow the local economy and create more jobs for Arkansans,\u201d said Senator Cotton.\n\nText of the bill can be found here.\n\nThe Arkansas Delta National Heritage Area Act would:\n\nDesignate 17 Arkansas counties as a National Heritage Area (NHA), a place designated by Congress where natural, cultural, historic, and recreational resources combine into a nationally significant landscape.\n\nNHA designation includes eligibility for National Park Service technical and financial assistance, which local coordinating entities use for projects like tourism infrastructure.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-24T09:44:48Z", "2026-09-24T09:45:52Z"]], "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://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-bill-to-designate-arkansas-delta-a-national-heritage-area/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3644800055772066, "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"}