{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-heinrich-senate-passes-resolution-designating-november-5-as-national-bison-day", "Hoeven, Heinrich: Senate Passes Resolution Designating November 5 as National Bison Day", "2022-11-04", "2022", "2022-11", "Republican", "Senate", "ND", "John Hoeven", "H001061", "www.hoeven.senate.gov", "hoeven", "https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "Hoeven, Heinrich: Senate Passes Resolution Designating November 5 as National Bison Day\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced that the Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution they introduced to designate November 5, 2022, as National Bison Day.\n\n\u201cToday we honor our national mammal and commemorate what the bison means to our country,\u201d said Senator Hoeven. \u201cIt is fitting that we remember the vigor and force that the bison represents as well as the pioneering spirit of our nation this great animal symbolizes.\u201d\n\n\"Bison hold a rich historic and cultural significance for the United States, and in particular for Tribes,\" said Senator Heinrich. \"They represent resiliency and are an enduring symbol of American strength. I\u2019m proud to lead this bipartisan resolution with Senator Hoeven to recognize our national mammal and bring greater attention to the ongoing effort to conserve this unique species.\"\n\nCosponsors of the resolution includes Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Ben Lujan (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.).\n\nThe full text of the resolution is available here. In 2016, Hoeven and Heinrich introduced the bipartisan National Bison Legacy Act, which was signed into law. This legislation recognized the bison\u2019s significance in American history and designated it as the United States\u2019 national mammal.\n\n-###-", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:38:01Z"]], "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.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-heinrich-senate-passes-resolution-designating-november-5-as-national-bison-day"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.606415094807744, "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"}