{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2495", "Congressman Baird Applauds Passage of FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act", "2025-09-10", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "House", "IN", "James R. Baird", "B001307", "baird.house.gov", "baird", "https://baird.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) applauded the passage of H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (SPEED Act and FY26 NDAA). This legislation included an amendment submitted by Congressman Baird to require the U.S. Secretary of Defense to brief the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on the feasibility of using pulsed lasers.\n\n\u201cI was proud to vote for this year\u2019s NDAA to codify President Trump\u2019s peace through strength agenda and improve the quality of life for our service members and their families,\u201d said Congressman Baird. \u201cThis bill provides our troops with a well-deserved pay raise and enhanced benefits for our military families. This year\u2019s NDAA supports the Department of Defense\u2019s border security operations and removes woke, DEI policies from our military so our troops can focus on becoming the most capable, ready, and lethal fighting force the world has ever seen. I also want to thank Chairwoman Virginia Foxx and Chairman Mike Rogers for including my amendment on assessing pulsed laser capabilities in this year\u2019s bill. As a decorated combat veteran, I am proud to help advance this bill to strengthen our national defense and provide service members with the tools they need to successfully complete their missions and defend our country.\u201d\n\nAdditional Background on H.R. 3838:\n\nEliminates statutory provisions relating to DEI in the Department of Defense.\n\nFully funds and provides additional authorities to DoD to support DHS border security efforts.\n\nFundamentally reforms the DoD acquisition process speeding up the delivery of innovative new technologies to the warfighter.\n\nProvides servicemembers with a 3.8% pay raise and improved benefits for military families.\n\nAuthorizes full funding for the Golden Dome, F-47 fighter aircraft, submarines, warships, and autonomous systems.\n\nIncludes new authorities to support President Trump\u2019s effort to force our allies to pay more for their own defense.\n\nProvides over $20 billion in savings, including $15 billion from DOGE-initiated reforms assumed in President Trump\u2019s budget request.\n\nCodifies President Trump\u2019s Executive Order to promote energy independence and utilize new nuclear power technologies.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T15:07:37Z"]], "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://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2495"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3736640103161335, "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"}