{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=291BD48E-CA9D-43FB-98FA-10A16DC4913B", "With His Rural Health Bill Headed to the Presidents Desk, Hatch Leads All Republicans in Legislation Passed", "2016-12-07", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Orrin Hatch", "H000338", "www.hatch.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u2014Today the House of Representatives passed the ECHO Act, a bill sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a member and former Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Senator Hatch\u2019s bill, which passed the Senate unanimously last week, expands access to high quality healthcare services for Utah\u2019s rural communities and facilitates the integration of innovative telehealth models into health delivery systems.\r\n\u201cThe ECHO Act is a resounding victory for Utah. With a large rural population, this legislation will extend access to high quality health services far beyond the limits of our cities so that all Utahns\u2014no matter where they live\u2014will be able to get the care they need, when they need it.\u201d\r\nThe ECHO Act marks Senator Hatch\u2019s 40th legislative proposal to pass the Senate this Congress, topping an expansive list of legislative accomplishments that also includes critical reforms to empower local education leaders, strengthen Utah\u2019s transportation infrastructure, and improve our nation\u2019s healthcare system. Senator Hatch currently leads Republicans among bills passed in the Senate this Congress. He has passed 40 bills this Congress alone; the average for all Senators is 21.", 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.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=291BD48E-CA9D-43FB-98FA-10A16DC4913B"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.520270947366953, "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"}