{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/us-senate-passes-daines-outdoors-recreation-bill-heads-to-presidents-desk", "U.S. Senate Passes Daines Outdoors Recreation Bill, Heads to Presidents Desk", "2016-11-28", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.28.16\n\t\t\t U.S. Senate Passes Daines' Outdoors Recreation Bill, Heads to President's Desk \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tU.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines' bill that allows federal, state and local policymakers to better understand the economic impact outdoor recreation has to the American economyunanimouslypassed the U.S. Senate this evening.\r\nThis legislation would inform policymakers and business leaders on the jobs created, and the consumer spending driven by, the outdoor recreation economy.\r\nMontana is well-known for our world-class outdoor recreation that is critical to our state's economy,Daines stated.This legislation will help us to better understand the economic impact of outdoor recreation andthe good paying jobs it supports.I look forward to the President swiftly signing this bill into law to protect our outdoor economy.\r\nIn April, the U.S. Department of the Interiorannouncedthe Federal Recreation Council will work with the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis to assess the economic impact of the outdoor recreation industry.Before this announcement, the federal government had never measured outdoor recreation's impact on the nation's economy. This sector generates $5.8 billion in consumer spending each year and supports 64,000 jobs in Montana every year.\r\nDaines' legislation will ensure this assessment is codified. The Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act is supported by over 60 organizations and businesses, including the Outdoor Industry Association and the U.S. Travel Association. \r\nThe U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed Daines' bill onJune 29, 2016.\r\nThe bill now heads to the President's desk for his signature.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/us-senate-passes-daines-outdoors-recreation-bill-heads-to-presidents-desk"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0480931960046291, "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"}