{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1005", "HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE COMPLETES CONSIDERATION OF 2023 DEFENSE BILL", "2022-06-23", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Don Bacon", "B001298", "bacon.house.gov", "bacon", "https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), voted Thursday morning in favor of advancing H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. The bill was reported out of committee by a vote of 57 \u2013 1. This annual legislation, which contains multiple amendments and provisions authored by Bacon, authorizes defense spending, and sets the policy and priorities for our military. Overall, the bill authorizes a total of $850 billion for national defense.\n\n\u201cRussia\u2019s savage invasion of Ukraine is a clear reminder why America must maintain a strong defense. I am grateful for the bipartisan work of the House Armed Services Committee in crafting responsible legislation to advance our national security and support our servicemembers and families,\u201d said Bacon. \u201cLike last year, a strong bipartisan majority of committee members rejected the Biden Administration\u2019s proposed budget request and instead voted to keep defense spending level with inflation.\u201d\n\n\u201cRep. Don Bacon\u2019s decades of leadership in the U.S. Air Force has made him an invaluable member of the House Armed Services Committee,\u201d said Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL). \u201cThanks to Rep. Bacon\u2019s hard work, the FY23 NDAA strengthens our military and keeps our nation safe.\u201d\n\nHighlights from Committee\u2019s FY 2023 NDAA include:\n\nFully funds the modernization of America\u2019s aging nuclear deterrent forces\n\nBolsters military force readiness in Europe and the Indo-Pacific regions\n\nAuthorizes increases to military and civilian pay including targeted bonus to offset inflation\n\nIn addition, the committee\u2019s bill contains numerous legislative proposals sponsored by Bacon, including:\n\nAuthorizes $360 million to complete remaining flood reconstruction at Offutt Air Force Base\n\nDirects procurement of four EC-37B electronic warfare aircraft\n\nAuthorizes mission system upgrades to the RC-135\n\nAuthorizes funding for USSTRATCOM\u2019s Rapid Engineering Architecture Collaboration Hub (REACH) initiative\n\nAuthorizes funding to continue a pilot program advancing civilian-military partnerships for national medical surge capacity\n\nAuthorizes conveyance of the Marine Reserve Training Center in Omaha to Metro Community College\n\nAuthorizes increases to servicemember bonus and special pay\n\nDirects the Department of Defense to establish a Warfighter Brain Health Initiative to unify brain injury programs across the Armed Forces\n\nAuthorizes increased funding for the Baltic Security Initiative\n\nDirects the Department of Defense to end reliance on Russian energy at U.S. bases in Europe\n\nDirects the Department of Defense to provide standardized credentials to Department law enforcement officers at no cost\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"]], "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://bacon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1005"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7931168656796217, "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"}