{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5163", "Lawler Champions Military, National Security, and Troops With Key FY26 NDAA Passage", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Michael Lawler", "L000599", "lawler.house.gov", "lawler", "https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - 12/10/25\u2026 Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) voted in favor of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026). This bill puts forward more investment in lethality and efficiency for our military, prioritizes servicemembers and their families, and advances President Trump\u2019s Peace through Strength agenda. It fully funds national defense programs, in addition to including a number of Congressman Lawler\u2019s priorities.\n\nThis year\u2019s NDAA includes four of Rep. Lawler\u2019s bills, a major legislative milestone.\n\nThe Modernize Diplomatic Security Training Act enhances counterintelligence capacity at the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) by requiring certain DSS special agents to receive specific and substantive counterintelligence training that developed in consultation with the intelligence community.\n\nThe Safe Embassies Act ensures Congress is notified before any U.S. embassy is reopened, with a clear justification of its national security value.\n\nH.R.5254, To provide for the management authorities of the Department of State streamlines and modernizes the State Department\u2019s operations to improve efficiency and accountability.\n\nH.R.4179, Countering Wrongful Detention Act which enhances America\u2019s ability to respond to and deter the unlawful detention of Americans overseas by providing a new authority to designate a country as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention. This is Rep. Lawler\u2019s State Sponsor of Wrongful or Unlawful Detention Act.\n\nTogether, these measures reinforce U.S. national security, protect American diplomats and citizens abroad, and strengthen oversight of our foreign policy apparatus.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to support the NDAA, which strengthens our military, defends our allies, and delivers real results for Hudson Valley servicemembers and their families. This bill funds pay raises, better housing, childcare, and medical access for our troops. It also funds cutting-edge technology, strategic deterrence, and support for allies including Israel and Taiwan. This is about keeping our nation safe and delivering for New York\u2019s 17th District,\u201d said Congressman Mike Lawler.\n\nKey provisions of the FY26 NDAA include:\n\nServicemember Quality of Life: 3.8% pay raise, expanded bonuses, family separation allowance, improved housing, childcare, medical access, and new school construction.\n\nBorder Security: Fully funds DoD support for DHS, National Guard, and active-duty troops, and over $1 billion to combat drug trafficking.\n\nWeapons & Strategic Deterrence: Funds advanced fighter aircraft, submarines, warships, and autonomous systems; strengthens nuclear deterrence and military readiness.\n\nIndo-Pacific & China Deterrence: Extends the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, funds new technologies, strengthens supply chain security, and supports Taiwan.\n\nSupport for Israel & Middle East Partners: Funds cooperative missile defense programs, counter-drone systems, and regional security partnerships.\n\nCongressman Lawler is one of the most bipartisan members of Congress and represents New York's 17th Congressional District, which is just north of New York City and contains all or parts of Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties. He was rated the most effective freshman lawmaker in the 118th Congress, 8th overall, surpassing dozens of committee chairs.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5163"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6686949636787176, "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"}