{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2026/06/17/daines-king-america-the-beautiful-act-passes-senate-energy-committee-with-historic-bipartisan-support-heads-to-senate-floor/", "Daines, King \u201cAmerica the Beautiful Act\u201d Passes Senate Energy Committee with Historic Bipartisan Support, Heads to Senate Floor", "2026-06-17", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", "daines", "https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Angus King (I-Maine) today announced that their bill, the \u201cAmerica the Beautiful Act,\u201d has passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and now heads to the Senate floor.\n\n\u201cThe America the Beautiful Act is one of the greatest conservation wins of our time, and I\u2019m thrilled to see it pass out of committee today with widespread bipartisan support. As we look forward to America\u2019s 250th anniversary, what better way to celebrate our national parks, the crown jewels of America, than by signing America the Beautiful into law? Let\u2019s get it to the President\u2019s desk,\u201d said Daines.\n\n\u201cPeople travel from across the globe to experience the natural beauty of America\u2019s public lands. Yet, while the national parks are America\u2019s best idea, administrations across both parties have not provided adequate funding for deferred maintenance costs. Passing the America the Beautiful Act out of committee on the anniversary of America\u2019s 250th birthday, together with my friend Senator Daines, is a feat that shows how Congress can work together, across party lines, to pass legislation in support of our collective national treasures,\u201d said King.\n\nBackground:\n\nDaines introduced the America the Beautiful Act with Senator Angus King (I-Maine) in May 2025- read more HERE.The bill currently has 64 bipartisan cosponsors and counting.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"]], "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/2026/06/17/daines-king-america-the-beautiful-act-passes-senate-energy-committee-with-historic-bipartisan-support-heads-to-senate-floor/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9418888948857784, "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"}