{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bost.house.gov/2019/12/bost-votes-strengthen-military-1", "BOST VOTES TO STRENGTHEN MILITARY", "2019-12-11", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Mike Bost", "B001295", "bost.house.gov", "bost", "https://bost.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) today joined a bipartisan majority of House members in passing the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report. The legislation, which sets military policy priorities and determines what types of equipment and weaponry can be purchased, is expected to be passed by the Senate shortly and sent to the President\u2019s desk for his signature.\n\n\u201cOur government\u2019s first obligation is protecting the safety and security of the American people,\u201d said Bost. \u201cI\u2019m pleased to see that this compromise includes investments to modernize our military as well as provisions to give service members a pay raise and repeal the Widow\u2019s tax, which will be welcome news to members of our military, like those stationed at Scott Air Force Base, and their families.\u201d\n\nKey provisions of NDAA:\n\nGives troops a 3.1% pay raise \u2013 the largest increase in a decade\n\nRepeals the Widow\u2019s tax\n\nInvests in operations and maintenance accounts, modernization, and military construction to improve readiness\n\nEstablishes the United States Space Force\n\nModernizes our military to deter Russia and China\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:45:33Z"]], "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://bost.house.gov/2019/12/bost-votes-strengthen-military-1"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.572460100054741, "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"}