{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-mullin-legislation-to-make-the-bald-eagle-the-national-bird-passes-the-senate/", "Lummis & Mullin Legislation to Make the Bald Eagle the National Bird Passes the Senate", "2024-07-29", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) announced their bill to designate the bald eagle as the national bird passed the Senate.\n\n\u201cFor more than 240 years, the bald eagle has been synonymous with American values, yet it is still not officially our national bird,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cToday\u2019s bipartisan passage brings us one step closer to solidifying the eagle\u2019s place as an enduring symbol of our freedom, and I look forward to seeing this legislation pass the House and signed into law soon.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am thrilled our bill has just passed the U.S. Senate,\u201d said Sen. Mullin. \u201cThe bald eagle is a strong symbol of patriotism for our nation, and it\u2019s past time we make this designation official. Thank you to my colleagues in the Senate who supported it.\u201d\n\nThe bill passed the Senate unanimously.\n\nSenators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (both D-MN) also co-led this legislation.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:32:29Z"]], "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.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-mullin-legislation-to-make-the-bald-eagle-the-national-bird-passes-the-senate/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6746381297707558, "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"}