{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://crawford.house.gov/media/press-releases/crawford-delivers-major-national-security-and-eod-wins-as-house-passes-ndaa", "Crawford Delivers Major National Security and EOD Wins as House Passes NDAA", "2026-07-23", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AR", "Eric A. \"Rick\" Crawford", "C001087", "crawford.house.gov", "crawford", "https://crawford.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 On Wednesday, Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., voted in favor of H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027, which passed through the House of Representatives.\n\nThe bill strengthens America\u2019s defense industrial base, enhances global deterrence, and supports service members and their families. The final House package includes four amendments authored by Rep. Crawford that bolster Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) capabilities and homeland defense.\n\n\"This year\u2019s NDAA represents a strong step toward restoring American military strength,\" said Rep. Crawford. \"Rebuilding our munitions stockpiles, securing supply chains, and investing in new technologies ensures our military remains the most lethal force in the world. My amendments will better support our EOD technicians and improve our missile and drone defenses.\"\n\nHighlights of the NDAA:\n\nSupports Service Members: Provides a 5-7% pay raise for service members along with targeted retention bonuses and special pay.\n\nQuality of Life Improvements: Modernizes barracks and military family housing with over $1.8 billion in investments.\n\nRebuilds the Munitions Arsenal: Authorizes $39 billion in funding to grow munitions inventories, including Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles, Javelins, Stingers, and Tomahawks.\n\nSecures Supply Chains: Expands domestic manufacturing and develops a skilled American workforce to reduce reliance on foreign adversaries.\n\nGlobal Deterrence: Funds technologies including autonomous systems, hypersonics, and artificial intelligence while maintaining counterterrorism pressure against adversaries.\n\nRep. Crawford\u2019s Amendments Included in H.R. 8800:\n\nEOD Incentive Pay: Establishes an incentive pay schedule for EOD technicians to properly compensate them for their exceptionally hazardous missions.\n\nEOD to Law Enforcement Transition Program: Creates a fast-track pipeline for honorably discharged EOD personnel to enter Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers and transition into special agent roles.\n\nNational Guard Homeland Defense Pilot Program: Establishes a pilot program enhancing Guard EOD units\u2019 capabilities to respond to missile or drone attacks on the homeland.\n\nOffice of Bombing Prevention Realignment: Relocates the Department of Homeland Security Office of Bombing Prevention to the Office of Intelligence and Analysis to improve intelligence integration and training.\n\nThe bill will now move to the Senate for consideration.", 1, "2026-08-10T06:13:07Z", "2026-08-10T06:14:46Z"]], "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://crawford.house.gov/media/press-releases/crawford-delivers-major-national-security-and-eod-wins-as-house-passes-ndaa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.99896190315485, "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"}