{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://baumgartner.house.gov/2025/12/10/baumgartner-issues-statement-on-final-passage-of-fy26-ndaa/", "Baumgartner Issues Statement on Final Passage of FY26 NDAA", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Michael Baumgartner", "B001322", "baumgartner.house.gov", "baumgartner", "https://baumgartner.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman Michael Baumgartner (WA-05) issued the following statement upon the passage of the final Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).\n\n\u201cThe passage of the NDAA is first and foremost about keeping faith with the men and women who wear the uniform and the families who stand behind them,\u201d said Congressman Baumgartner. \u201cIt gives our troops in Eastern Washington a much-needed pay raise, safer barracks to sleep in, better homes for their families, and stronger hospitals and clinics when they need care. It also takes on the drugs flowing into our communities, stands shoulder to shoulder with our allies around the globe, and makes sure they can count on America when it matters most. Supporting this bill was an easy choice, because it honors the sacrifice of those who serve, keeps them safer on and off the battlefield, and reflects the values we share as a nation.\u201d\n\nThe passage of the FY26 NDAA authorizes $900.6 billion for the following national defense priorities including but not limited to:\n\nImproves the quality of life for our servicemembers with a 3.8% pay raise and increased benefits for military families;\n\nAuthorizes $1 billion to fight drug trafficking;\n\nAuthorizes over $1.5 billion for new construction of barracks and family housing;\n\nAuthorizes over $335 million to renovate military hospitals and build new medical facilities;\n\nStreamlines and improves the international arms sales process to ensure that the United States remains the partner of choice for our allies;\n\nAdvances the President\u2019s \u201cPeace Through Strength\u201d initiative by authorizing $400 million for Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and by fully funding the U.S. commitment to defend Israel through joint U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense programs; and\n\nAuthorizes funds to construct the Golden Dome\n\nBackground:\n\nThe NDAA passed the House on September 10, 2025, and the Senate passed their version on October 10, 2025. The House and Senate Armed Services Committees reached bipartisan, bicameral agreements to get the final version on the House Floor, which passed the House by a 312-112 vote.\n\nThe final NDAA bill must now pass the Senate before it can go to the President to be signed into law.", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:39Z"]], "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://baumgartner.house.gov/2025/12/10/baumgartner-issues-statement-on-final-passage-of-fy26-ndaa/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7399809546768665, "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"}