{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://casten.house.gov/media/press-releases/casten-votes-strengthen-national-security-0", "Casten Votes to Strengthen National Security", "2022-12-08", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Sean Casten", "C001117", "casten.house.gov", "casten", "https://casten.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, bipartisan defense legislation that strengthens America\u2019s security and meets the needs of our servicemembers, veterans and military families.\n\n\"I am proud to have voted to pass the NDAA, which makes essential investments in our service members, innovation and technology, and allied partners,\u201d said Rep. Sean Casten. \u201cWe must do everything we can to support our servicemembers and their families who make countless sacrifices so we can enjoy our freedoms.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhen we invest in what makes America strong \u2013 from our technology to our alliances to our men and women in uniform \u2013 we make our nation safer and stronger. I\u2019m pleased that this year\u2019s NDAA also recognizes the threat that climate change poses to our national security, and takes action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our military\u2013 including provisions from the bill I introduced alongside Senator Tammy Duckworth and Representative Jason Crow, the Depend on Domestic (DOD) Clean Energy Act. The security of our country should not be a partisan issue and I'm pleased we have passed this necessary National Defense Authorization.\"\n\nKey Provisions in NDAA for FY 2023\n\nSupporting our servicemembers:\n\nRaises basic military pay for servicemembers.\n\nAdds funds to Basic Allowance for Housing.\n\nExpands options for childcare for our military families.\n\nBuilds on efforts to address sexual harassment and assault in our armed forces.\n\nSupports suicide prevention and mental health services.\n\nBuilding national security resilience to climate change:\n\nEstablishes a pilot program to expand other transaction authority for use on military installations to experiment with architecture and design methods for facilities to mitigate the effects of climate change and advance toward the DoD\u2019s net-zero emissions goal.\n\nEstablishes a prototype and demonstration program that designates installations as Energy Resilience Testbeds for the purpose of spurring innovation in energy resilience technologies.\n\nEstablishes a pilot program for the use of sustainable aviation fuel within the DoD.\n\nEstablishes a pilot program for the development of innovative electric vehicle charging infrastructure.\n\nRequires transition of DoD non-tactical vehicle fleets to electric or zero-emission vehicles by 2035.\n\nRequires the DoD to develop a policy for the recycling of spent advanced batteries.\n\nRequires the DoD to develop a plan for minimizing the impacts of the heat island effect on military installations.\n\nRequires the DoD to amend its building codes to consider the use of solar roofing in a building\u2019s planning and design for the promotion of energy resiliency and grid support during energy disruptions.\n\nContinues efforts to address contamination associated around military installations and formerly used defense sites\n\nInvesting in critical alliances and partnerships:\n\nMore than $11 billion in funding for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative to carry out prioritized activities to enhance the United States\u2019 deterrence and defense posture in the IndoPacific region, assure allies and partners, and increase capability and readiness in the Indo-Pacific region.\n\nOver $6 billion for the European Deterrence Initiative.\n\n$800 million in funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which provides support and assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and requires a comprehensive assessment of the oversight framework for U.S. assistance to Ukraine, and reaffirms the US commitment to the Ukrainian people and opposition to Russia\u2019s continued invasion.\n\nExpresses congressional support for the U.S. defense relationship with Taiwan, requires additional measures to improve readiness related to Taiwan, and supports the use of joint military exercises with Taiwan.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://casten.house.gov/media/press-releases/casten-votes-strengthen-national-security-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5983860939741135, "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"}