{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-co-leads-effort-to-better-realize-long-term-savings-from-preventive-health-care", "Crapo, Hickenlooper Reintroduce Legislation to Preserve Night Sky from Interference, Aid Research", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "Mike Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", "crapo", "https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) reintroduced the bipartisan Dark and Quiet Skies Act to preserve the night sky from unintentional light and radio interference.\n\n\u201cThe vastness of Idaho\u2019s wilderness allows for truly magnificent wonders in the night sky,\u201d said Crapo. \u201cThe advancement of space technology has made these majestic spaces fewer, and collaborative approaches to mitigate interference is vitally needed.\u201d\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s bipartisan agreement that we need a strong space economy and cutting-edge scientific research to unlock the mysteries of our universe,\u201d said Hickenlooper. \u201cThe Dark and Quiet Skies Act helps us do both. This is a no-brainer solution, and we\u2019re pushing to get it done.\u201d\n\nScientific and amateur space observations can be disrupted by the light and radio transmission of passing satellites. Satellites have increased from 2,200 in orbit in 2019 to over 11,000 as of 2024. Current estimates predict there will be over 60,000 by 2030.\n\nThe Dark and Quiet Skies Act would create a Center of Excellence overseen by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop best practices to reduce light and noise interference. The Center would stimulate voluntary participation and collaboration among the astronomical community, industry and federal agencies to research, develop and deploy light interference mitigation techniques.\n\nBill one-pager is available HERE. Full text of the bill is available HERE.\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.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-co-leads-effort-to-better-realize-long-term-savings-from-preventive-health-care"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8744252845644951, "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"}