{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/peters-stabenow-announce-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-legislation-to-support-motorcities-national-heritage-area", "Peters, Stabenow Announce Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Support MotorCities National Heritage Area", "2022-12-21", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MI", "Gary C. Peters", "P000595", "www.peters.senate.gov", "garypeters", "https://www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) announced that their bipartisan bill, the National Heritage Area Act, unanimously passed the U.S. Senate. The bill would support National Heritage Areas across the country including Michigan\u2019s MotorCities National Heritage Area in Southeast Michigan.\n\nThe National Heritage Area Act reauthorizes MotorCities and the 44 other National Heritage Areas set to expire by 2024 for another 15 years, ensuring long-term security for these sites and the communities they benefit. The bill also sets up a much needed framework for the designation and management of new and existing National Heritage Areas.\n\n\u201cNational Heritage Areas allow us to commemorate our nation\u2019s history and help generate further economic development in Michigan and regions across the country. We\u2019re proud in Michigan to be home to the MotorCities National Heritage Area, which highlights how our automotive heritage \u2013 and the workers who built automobiles across generations \u2013 transformed society,\u201d said Senator Peters. \u201cOur bill ensures we can preserve the story of how Michigan put America on wheels, built a world-class workforce that has transcended generations and upheld our reputation as a leader in mobility\u2014while boosting our economy.\u201d\n\n\u201cNational Heritage Areas not only commemorate our nation\u2019s history, but also create jobs and boost tourism for communities across the country,\u201d said Senator Stabenow. \u201cThis legislation ensures that Michigan\u2019s own MotorCities National Heritage Area can continue to preserve and share our rich automotive history for years to come.\u201d\n\nDesignated by Congress in 1998, the MotorCities National Heritage Area Partnership is a nonprofit corporation affiliated with the National Park Service. The Partnership\u2019s mission is to preserve and promote the region\u2019s automotive and labor heritage. Every year, MotorCities attracts thousands of visitors and helps generate over $489 million in economic support to Michigan communities, supporting 5,343 jobs.\n\nPeters and Stabenow have been champions for funding for MotorCities, successfully authoring and passing the Preserving the MotorCities Heritage Act in 2019.\n\nU.S. Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ed Markey (D-MA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Rob Portman (R-OH) are also co-sponsors of the National Heritage Area Act. The National Heritage Area Act is supported by the Alliance of National Heritage Areas and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/peters-stabenow-announce-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-legislation-to-support-motorcities-national-heritage-area"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6652781739830971, "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"}