{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://houlahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3813", "Chesco Lawmaker's Initiaves For Defense Are Set To Be Signed By Biden", "2023-12-22", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Chrissy Houlahan", "H001085", "houlahan.house.gov", "houlahan", "https://houlahan.house.gov/press/documentquery.aspx", "page_html", "U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, a Chester County Democrat, said she has been working to advance support for the military.\n\nOriginally posted by Patch.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan celebrated the dozens of her legislative efforts that were used in crafting the National Defense Authorization Act.\n\nPresident Biden is expected to sign the act into law before the New Year.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m extremely proud to play such an integral role in this legislation and secure dozens of priorities on behalf of my community, Commonwealth, and country,\u201d said Houlahan, a Chester County Democrat.\n\nHoulahan said that she has been working for months to advance efforts to support military personnel and strengthen U.S. national security.\n\nThe efforts include expanding paid leave for veterans, growing the nation\u2019s cybersecurity workforce, increasing opportunities for small business contracts with the Department of Defense, cracking down on fentanyl, and more.\n\nThe bill passed the House 310-118.\n\nHoulahan championed 36 bills/provisions in the Act, including these provisions:\n\nExpand paid leave eligibility to veterans in the federal workforce by counting their service in uniform towards the Family and Medical Leave Act\u2019s 12-month work requirement;\n\nGrow the current DoD cyber and digital scholarship program to include career opportunities in all parts of the intelligence community;\n\nIncrease funding for the Army Humanitarian Demining program by $2 million to help affected nations around the world recover from conflict;\n\nProtect military personnel\u2019s access to life-saving medicines by identifying pharmaceutical and medical device supply chain vulnerabilities, developing a strategy for increased domestic production, and executing a plan for a 180-day stockpile program; and\n\nImprove maternity care for servicewomen and military dependents by increasing access to doula and lactation certifications.", 1, "2026-04-08T14:14:11Z", "2026-04-08T14:23:06Z"]], "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://houlahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3813"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.481388695538044, "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"}