{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-tester-lead-bipartisan-push-to-protect-and-expand-national-and-tribal-veterans-cemeteries", "Rounds, Tester Lead Bipartisan Push to Protect and Expand National and Tribal Veterans\u2019 Cemeteries", "2022-09-28", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "Senate", "SD", "Mike Rounds", "R000605", "www.rounds.senate.gov", "rounds", "https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced bipartisan legislation to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) in honoring veterans nationwide.\n\n\u201cIt is crucial our veterans are honored with a dignified resting place,\u201d said Rounds. \u201cThis legislation would provide the tools necessary to operate and maintain national and tribal veterans\u2019 cemeteries. It is a small way for us to show gratitude to our veterans and their families, and it will make certain that generations to come will have a peaceful place to visit their loved ones.\u201d\n\n\u201cEnsuring all veterans have a final resting place that honors their service and sacrifice is an important part of preserving their legacy,\u201d said Tester. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to introduce this bipartisan bill that will deliver national and tribal cemeteries the tools they need, for years to come.\u201d\n\nAmong its many provisions, the National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022 would:\n\nRequire VA to pay plot allowances for Native American veterans buried at tribal veterans\u2019 cemeteries prior to March 15, 2022;\n\nAllow the VA Secretary to designate sections of the national veterans\u2019 cemeteries as green burial sections;\n\nAllow the Department of the Interior to transfer land to VA to expand or establish new national veterans\u2019 cemeteries; and\n\nBan the burial of additional criminals in national veterans\u2019 cemeteries.\n\nClick HERE for full bill text.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"]], "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.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-tester-lead-bipartisan-push-to-protect-and-expand-national-and-tribal-veterans-cemeteries"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4069019816815853, "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"}