{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2026/09/28/daines-downing-bill-protecting-rural-water-infrastructure-signed-by-president-trump-officially-law/", "Daines, Downing Bill Protecting Rural Water Infrastructure Signed by President Trump, Officially Law", "2026-09-28", "2026", "2026-09", "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. Senator Steve Daines and Representative Troy Downing announced that their bill to reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act was signed by President Trump and is officially law.\n\n\u201cThis is a major win for the Treasure State. Montanans should never have to worry about whether or not their water is safe to drink. Now that President Trump has signed our bill into law, we\u2019ll be able to continue critical construction on water infrastructure on the Fort Peck reservation and throughout the northeast region. I\u2019m grateful for everyone who helped get this bill across the finish line and look forward to seeing the impacts this will have for the health and future of our communities,\u201d said Daines.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud that the President has signed my bill, H.R. 7250, into law. This legislation will help keep critical water projects moving forward and provide greater certainty for families and communities across northeastern Montana. Reliable water infrastructure is essential to the future of this region. I\u2019m grateful to the Montana delegation for working together to get this bill through Congress and signed into law,\u201d said Downing.\n\nRead the bill text HERE.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe bill reauthorizes the Fort Peck Dry Prairie Rural Water System. It extends authority for the Bureau of Reclamation to continue constructing essential water infrastructure in the Fort Peck Reservation and in Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley, and Daniels counties from December 2026 to December 2028. The Fort Peck Dry Prairie Reservation Rural Water System is one of four regional water systems in Montana. Read Daines\u2019 press release from when he introduced the bill in January 2026 HERE. Read Daines\u2019 press release from when the bill passed the Senate HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-29T11:07:12Z", "2026-09-29T11:08:49Z"]], "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/2026/09/28/daines-downing-bill-protecting-rural-water-infrastructure-signed-by-president-trump-officially-law/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0547079145908356, "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"}