{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moore-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-to-invest-in-american-military-depots", "Congressman Blake Moore Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Invest in American Military Depots", "2025-05-16", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Blake D. Moore", "M001213", "blakemoore.house.gov", "blakemoore", "https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT-01), Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17), and Michael Cloud (R-TX-27) introduced the Depot Investment Reform Act to help military depots across the nation respond to national security needs by making federal investments more responsive.\n\n\u201cI am immensely proud to represent the hardworking civilian engineers and technicians of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base in Congress,\" said Congressman Blake Moore. \"Known as the nation\u2019s fighter depot center of excellence, the outstanding work happening at HAFB to maintain fourth and fifth generation air power generates deterrence against U.S. adversaries, such as China and Russia. I led this bill with Congressman Deluzio, Congressman Cloud, Senator Fetterman, and Senator Cotton to address longstanding investment shortfalls in our nation\u2019s depots, which are required to operate during times when it is not profitable for private industry to do so. This bill ensures that annual DoD investments into our depots are more closely tied to future workload and readiness needs and will help our depots better plan, staff, and manage during emergency situations.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s military needs to be ready and prepared for whatever comes our way,\u201d said Congressman Chris Deluzio. \u201cThis is a top priority in my work on the House Armed Services Committee, and I am proud to join my House colleagues and Senators to help improve our military depots and boost our military readiness.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Depot Investment Reform Act is a key step toward advancing America\u2019s military readiness\u2014not just here at home, but around the world. Reforming the investment formula ensures timely support for the men and women who keep our forces sharp, ready, and dominant on the world stage,\u201d said Congressman Michael Cloud.\n\nThe Depot Investment Reform Act aims to update the formula used to determine federal investments in these depots. Currently, funding levels are determined based on the average workload of the previous three fiscal years. This legislation would change the formula to consider the workload average of the previous fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the estimate for the next fiscal year to determine investments. By allowing future estimates to be included in investment calculations, military depots will better respond to rapidly changing needs.\n\nDuring periods of increased revenue, the investment formula set by the Depot Investment Reform Act would likely generate a higher minimum investment than the current formula, allowing the depots to receive adequate funding to meet demand. It also aims to create a more stable investment amount and allow depots to plan for the future with confidence. Military depots are essential to maintaining military readiness by ensuring critical weapons systems are being repaired and returned for use in training and operations.\n\nUtah is home to several military depots, including the Tooele Army Depot and the Dugway Proving Ground. These facilities play a crucial role in supporting national defense and military operations.\n\nLast week, Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced a companion bill in the Senate.\n\nThe full bill text of the House version is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"]], "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://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moore-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-to-invest-in-american-military-depots"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7396588809788227, "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"}