{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dougcollins.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=498", "Collins Resolution For Military Freedom Agreed to by Both Houses", "2013-10-16", "2013", "2013-10", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Doug Collins", "C001093", "dougcollins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "COLLINS RESOLUTION FOR MILITARY FREEDOM AGREED TO BY BOTH HOUSES\r\n\r\n\tHouse Concurs with Amended H.Con.Res. 58\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tWASHINGTON, Oct. 16 \u2013 The House of Representatives tonight concurred with the Senate amendments to Congressman Doug Collins\u2019 (GA-09) H. Con. Res. 58 under unanimous consent. The resolution, offered by Congressman Collins on October 5, expressed the sense of Congress that military chaplains who had been furloughed during the recent lapse in appropriations would still be permitted to provide the access to religious expression to members of our military as required by federal law.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tTonight\u2019s action on the amended resolution comes one day after Congressman Collins wrote to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel seeking clarification on the Department of Defense\u2019s position regarding contract chaplains during the government shutdown. \u00a0That letter may be viewed here. \u00a0After the resolution was agreed to, Congressman Collins said:\r\n\r\n\t\u201cFirst and foremost, we need to make sure First Amendment rights are restored to our military as soon as possible. While the Senate amendments were both unnecessary and a striking blow to the spirit of the resolution, I am glad that Congress has agreed that religious freedom should never be a political pawn. \u00a0I still look forward to a response from Secretary Hagel about his department\u2019s treatment of the First Amendment during this government shutdown.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://dougcollins.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=498"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.82786800339818, "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"}