{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lee.senate.gov/2026/6/lee-introduces-america-first-bills-cutting-red-tape-for-supply-chain-ports", "Lee Introduces America-First Bills Cutting Red Tape for Supply Chain Ports", "2026-06-11", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "UT", "Mike Lee", "L000577", "www.lee.senate.gov", "mikelee", "https://www.lee.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced a package of legislation to strengthen America\u2019s supply chain by cutting red tape around dredging infrastructure. The four bills modernize dredging project and vessel policies to enable resource availability and ensure America remains economically competitive.\n\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s supply chain relies on our ports, which are currently suffocating under century-old red tape,\u201d said Senator Mike Lee. \u201cThese bills will free up essential infrastructure and modernize policies to secure America\u2019s economic dominance and keep our ports competitive.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nThe Dredging to Ensure the Empowerment of Ports (DEEP) Act repeals the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 and streamline key impediments in the Clean Water Act, as well as the Army Corps\u2019 process for considering dredge projects at American ports. | Read the full bill text here.\n\nThe Allied Partnership and Port Modernization Act supports more economic opportunities at our ports. It would amend the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 to allow NATO-affiliated dredging vessels to operate in the United States. | Read the full bill text here.\n\nThe Port Modernization and Supply Chain Protection Act repeals the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906\u2019s cabotage requirements and allows all dredge vessels qualified under U.S. law to operate in the United States. | Read the full bill text here.\n\nThe Incentivizing the Expansion of U.S. Ports Act amends the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 to allow Americans to purchase foreign-built dredge vessels for operation in the United States, provided that they are crewed by Americans and flagged under U.S. law. | Read the full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-12T06:37:16Z", "2026-06-12T06:39:00Z"]], "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.lee.senate.gov/2026/6/lee-introduces-america-first-bills-cutting-red-tape-for-supply-chain-ports"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9729110170155764, "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"}