{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/south-dakota-prioritized-annual-defense-bill", "South Dakota Prioritized in Annual Defense Bill", "2022-12-08", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Dusty Johnson", "J000301", "dustyjohnson.house.gov", "dustyjohnson", "https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted in support of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which bolsters B-21 priorities and repeals the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for military servicemembers.\n\n\u201cRepublicans fought for our nation\u2019s military, and ultimately, we secured the repeal of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate and a pay increase for servicemembers,\u201dsaid Johnson. \u201cThe annual defense bill also includes oversight of funding to combat Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine and funding for the B-21. For sixty-two years, Congress has passed the annual defense bill, this year will be no different.\u201d\n\nIn July, Johnson urged U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Austin to reconsider the Department\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and issue uniform guidance that considers natural immunity. Johnson is also a cosponsor of H.R. 3860, which prohibits forced COVID-19 vaccination or adverse action for refusal for members of the Armed Forces.\n\nThe National Defense Authorization Act of 2023 (H.R. 7776):", 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://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/south-dakota-prioritized-annual-defense-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.726351048797369, "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"}