{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://guthrie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=391031", "Congressman Guthrie Votes to Fully Fund Department of Veterans Affairs and Support Military Infrastructure Projects", "2026-05-15", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Brett Guthrie", "G000558", "guthrie.house.gov", "guthrie", "https://guthrie.house.gov/news", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) issued the following statement following the House passage of H.R. 8469, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2027, which fully funds the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and invests in critical infrastructure projects to support the readiness of our armed forces.\n\n\u201cOur nation will never be able to fully express our gratitude to those who have chosen to serve our nation in uniform. The House-passed, bipartisan appropriations package allocates nearly $470 billion in overall funding for veterans\u2019 health care and other benefits, invests in VA facilities throughout the nation, and supports construction projects on U.S. military bases, including military family housing,\u201d said Congressman Guthrie. \u201cI am particularly glad to see provisions included in this bill that defend veterans\u2019 Second Amendment rights, expand access to Community Care, and defend the lives of the unborn. This bill is an incredible win for our American heroes.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nH.R. 8469, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2027, supports our veterans and essential upgrades to U.S. military installations by:\n\n\u2013 Providing $450.29 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is $83.6 billion above the previously enacted level,\n\nFunding veterans\u2019 medical care and benefits,\n\n\u2013Protecting the Second Amendment rights of veterans, preventing the VA from sending information to the FBI about veterans without a judge\u2019s consent,\n\n\u2013Funding the Community Care account, which empowers veterans to seek specialty care to meet their unique needs,\n\n\u2013 Affirming the Trump Administration\u2019s prohibition on taxpayer-funded abortion, and\n\n\u2013 Providing $19.2 billion for Department of Defense (DoD) military construction and family housing projects to promote our national security and support the quality of life for servicemembers and their families, like barracks, child development centers, and military family housing.", 1, "2026-05-16T06:05:00Z", "2026-05-16T06:06:37Z"]], "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://guthrie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=391031"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7338051218539476, "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"}