{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/president-trump-signs-johnson-provisions-law", "President Trump Signs Johnson Provisions into Law", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Dusty Johnson", "J000301", "dustyjohnson.house.gov", "dustyjohnson", "https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, two provisions led by U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) were signed into law by President Trump. The provisions would strengthen America\u2019s deterrence against China and prohibit men from competing in women\u2019s sports at military academies.\n\n\u201cMy provisions will keep our military focused on what matters \u2013 military readiness and combatting our greatest threat, China,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cAmerica\u2019s military is the strongest in the world and I\u2019m grateful this year\u2019s annual defense bill prioritizes our fighting force.\u201d\n\nStrengthening Deterrence against China:\n\nJohnson\u2019s amendment directs the Department of War to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to strengthen defense industrial cooperation with U.S. allies and partners across the Indo-Pacific region. It aims to move beyond limited prior directives by identifying concrete actions and priority systems to enable deeper joint development, production, and sustainment.\n\nIt is important to both reinforce ongoing efforts with Taiwan while expanding the scope of cooperation to encompass the broader region. China\u2019s sphere of influence does not stop with Taiwan, and the U.S. must pursue a more comprehensive, region-wide strategy in response.\n\nJohnson introduced this provision as an amendment to the NDAA, which was adopted and included.\n\nProhibiting Men from Competing in Women\u2019s Sports at Military Academies:\n\nTitle IX was established to ensure equal opportunities for women in sports, and allowing biological males to compete in these categories directly undermines the intent of the law. While the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has failed to implement policies that adequately protect female college athletes, Congress has direct oversight of our nation\u2019s military academies. This issue is not hypothetical\u2014just last year, women\u2019s volleyball teams were forced to either forfeit matches or compete under unfair conditions against teams that included biological males on their rosters.\n\nJohnson\u2019s Protection of Women in Sports at Military Academies Act prohibits biological males from competing in women\u2019s sports at United States military service academies.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/president-trump-signs-johnson-provisions-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7612779047340155, "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"}