{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://noem.house.gov/index.cfm/in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=2DC5C860-761D-4D41-85D2-7376D3909A82", "Noem aims to expand Black Hills National Cemetery with new legislation", "2015-11-03", "2015", "2015-11", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Kristi Noem", "N000184", "noem.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Hot Springs Star \r\n\tRepresentative Kristi Noem today introduced the Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act, which would transfer nearly 200 acres of land outside Sturgis from the Bureau of Land Managements jurisdiction to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The transfer would give the Black Hills National Cemetery additional space to serve future veterans.\r\nOpened in 1948, the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis rests on around 100 acres of land. Unfortunately, the facility requires more room to continue serving future veterans. The Bureau of Land Management currently holds land adjacent to the Cemetery. Rep. Noems legislation would transfer that land, roughly 200 acres, from the Bureau of Land Management to the Department of Veterans Affairs in order to accommodate an expansion of the Black Hills National Cemetery.\r\nWithout legislation to make the transfer permanent, federal law limits transfers like this one to a lifespan of 20 years. Senators Thune and Rounds introduced a similar bill in the Senate earlier this year.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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": ["http://noem.house.gov/index.cfm/in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=2DC5C860-761D-4D41-85D2-7376D3909A82"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9151691813021898, "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"}