{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://houchin.house.gov/media/press-releases/houchin-votes-favor-national-defense-authorization-act", "Houchin Votes in Favor of National Defense Authorization Act", "2024-06-19", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Erin Houchin", "H001093", "houchin.house.gov", "houchin", "https://houchin.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 On Friday, Congresswoman Erin Houchin (IN-09) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. This vital legislation provides a pay raise for servicemembers, counters Chinese aggression, enhances military lethality, funds the deployment of the National Guard to the southern border, and implements measures to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse at the Pentagon.\n\nCongresswoman Houchin released the following statement:\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to announce that the National Defense Authorization Act passed in the House,\u201d said Congresswoman Houchin. \u201cThis crucial legislation ensures our armed forces have the resources they need to protect our nation. For the Ninth District, this means additional investments in our local defense industries and high-quality jobs. Thank you to all of our brave men and women who selflessly serve our great country!\u201d\n\nIn addition to her support for the overall bill, Congresswoman Houchin successfully included an amendment to the NDAA focused on child literacy at Department of Defense schools. This amendment mandates that schools notify parents if their child is not reading at grade-level proficiency by the end of third grade. The goal is to ensure that parents, especially those in the military who face unique challenges, are informed about their child's academic progress and can take timely action to support their education.\n\n\u201cMilitary parents already balance so much, and they deserve to know when their children are struggling academically,\u201d said Congresswoman Houchin. \u201cThis amendment promotes literacy among military children and keeps parents informed about their child's success in school.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"]], "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://houchin.house.gov/media/press-releases/houchin-votes-favor-national-defense-authorization-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9414958767592907, "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"}