{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=832", "BACON APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF 2022 NDAA", "2021-12-08", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Don Bacon", "B001298", "bacon.house.gov", "bacon", "https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) joined his House colleagues in voting for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. The bill passed by an overwhelming majority of 363 to 70.\n\n\u201cPolitical gridlock should never stand between the American people and the security of the United States,\u201d said Bacon. \u201cFor the 61st consecutive year, Congress has prioritized our national security interests by modernizing our conventional and nuclear deterrence capabilities, supporting Gold Star families, and bolstering our national strategy to combat any aggression or threats from foreign adversaries. I applaud my colleagues in the House and Senate for their bipartisanship commitment to get this bill across the finish line.\u201d\n\n\u201cRep. Bacon has been an effective leader on the House Armed Services Committee. As a veteran, he has been laser focused on ensuring that our servicemembers have the funding and tools they need to be prepared for conflict. The NDAA is critical for our national security \u2013 which is why it has always enjoyed bipartisan and bicameral support. I thank Rep. Bacon for his work on this incredibly important piece of legislation,\u201d said Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL).\n\nThe 2022 NDAA:\n\nAuthorizes $768 billion for national defense including significant investments in the defense workforce and critical technologies including artificial intelligence, space, autonomous systems, and hypersonic weapons.\n\nThis funding level includes an increase of $25 billion above the original amount requested by President Biden which members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees believed was insufficient.\n\nFully funds modernization of the nuclear weapons enterprise to replace aging systems and reverse the dangerous decline in the effectiveness and reliability of America\u2019s nuclear deterrent.\n\nAuthorizes a 2.7% pay increase, establishes a basic needs allowance for servicemembers, and requires actions to improve childcare and support for military families with special needs.\n\nEstablishes an independent commission to review the war in Afghanistan, including the disastrous withdrawal, and present its findings and recommendations to Congress.\n\nThe 2022 NDAA also includes the following legislative provisions championed by Rep. Bacon:\n\n\u00b7 Authorizes $150 million for Baltic security.\n\n\u00b7 Authorizes an increase of $100 million in military construction funding for flood reconstruction at Offutt Air Force Base.\n\n\u00b7 Authorizes $50 million to recapitalize privatized military housing at Offutt AFB.\n\n\u00b7 Authorizes an increase of $10 million for USSTRATCOM\u2019s nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) rapid engineering architecture collaboration hub (REACH) initiative at Offutt AFB.\n\n\u00b7 Accelerates advanced mission system development and engine procurement for the EC-37B \u201cCompass Call\u201d electronic warfare replacement aircraft operated by the 55th Wing.\n\n\u00b7 Directs the Secretary of Defense to reform military casualty assistance programs.\n\n\u00b7 Directs the Secretary of Defense to review the current categorization system for unmanned aerial systems.\n\n\u00b7 Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish an executive agent for foreign language continuing education.\n\nAdditionally, during negotiations with the Senate, agreement was reached to remove the following provisions from the final version of the 2022 NDAA:\n\n\u00b7 Language authorizing so-called \u201cRed Flag\u201d extra-judicial personal firearm confiscation\n\n\u00b7 Language requiring women to register for the Selective Service System\n\n\u00b7 Language placing the District of Columbia National Guard under the command authority of the Mayor of Washington D.C.\n\n\u201cThis comprehensive defense policy bill strengthens the security of the United States and safeguards the freedoms, opportunities, and prosperity of all Americans,\u201d added Bacon. \u201cOnce again, this year\u2019s NDAA is a win for the country, the state of Nebraska, and our local economy.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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=832"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1004440020769835, "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"}