{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bice.house.gov/media/press-releases/bice-introduces-bill-protect-paychecks-national-guardsmen", "Bice Introduces Bill to Protect the Paychecks of National Guardsmen", "2021-12-09", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Stephanie I. Bice", "B000740", "bice.house.gov", "bice", "https://bice.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Representative Stephanie Bice (R-OK-05) today introduced H.R. 6178, a bill to protect National Guard servicemembers from being discharged or having their pay withheld based on their COVID-19 vaccination status. This is the House companion of Sen. James Lankford\u2019s bill, S. 3299.\n\nThis legislation comes on the heels of the Biden Administration\u2019s announcement last week of its intent to withhold the pay of Oklahoma\n\nNational Guard soldiers and airmen who decline the COVID-19 vaccine.\n\n\u201cThreatening the livelihood of our National Guard members based on their vaccine status is legally dubious, and frankly, a disgraceful way to treat those who protect and serve our country,\u201d said Rep. Bice. \u201cThe Biden Administration must stop their overreach into the lives of all Americans through these vaccine mandates, but particularly members of the National Guard, who while serving until Title 32, report directly to their state governors, not the federal government.\u201d\n\nJoining Rep. Bice as original cosponsors on the bill are Oklahoma Representatives Kevin Hern (OK-01), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), and Frank Lucas (OK-03).", 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://bice.house.gov/media/press-releases/bice-introduces-bill-protect-paychecks-national-guardsmen"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.375789288431406, "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"}