{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2025/12/18/daines-heinrich-bill-completing-continental-divide-national-scenic-trail-one-step-closer-to-becoming-law/", "Daines-Heinrich Bill Completing Continental Divide National Scenic Trail One Step Closer to Becoming Law", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", "daines", "https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "U.S. SENATE \u2013 U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced that his bipartisan bill directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of the Interior to prioritize completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is the co-lead on Daines\u2019 bill.\n\n\u201cOur outdoor way of life is something that brings Montanans together, and as an avid hiker and backpacker myself, completing the Continental Divide Trail is a huge win for our state. It will support local jobs, boost economic development for gateway communities, and increase public access to Montana\u2019s natural beauty. I\u2019m thrilled to see my bill pass out of committee and will fight to get it across the finish line,\u201d said Daines.\n\nBackground:\n\nDesignated by Congress as part of the National Trail System in 1978, the CDT stretches more than 3,000 miles and passes through Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Idaho. The trail follows the Continental Divide and transverses some of the nation\u2019s most treasured natural, historic, and cultural resources.\n\nDaines has been fighting to complete the trail since 2022- read past press releases HERE and HERE.\n\nThe Continental Divide Trail Completion Act would:\n\nDirect the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Trail Completion Team\n\nRecognize the value of cooperation between federal land managers, states, Tribes, towns, and others\n\nEnsure that eminent domain will not be used to complete the trail\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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.daines.senate.gov/2025/12/18/daines-heinrich-bill-completing-continental-divide-national-scenic-trail-one-step-closer-to-becoming-law/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8377549238502979, "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"}