{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://luttrell.house.gov/media/press-releases/luttrell-statement-final-passage-annual-defense-bill", "Luttrell Statement on Final Passage of Annual Defense Bill", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Morgan Luttrell", "L000603", "luttrell.house.gov", "luttrell", "https://luttrell.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "December 10, 2025\n\nWASHINGTON\u2014Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) issued the following statement after S. 1071, which includes the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, passed the U.S. House of Representatives:\n\n\u201cThis year\u2019s NDAA reaffirms America\u2019s commitment to peace through strength while delivering critical support for our servicemembers and veterans. The legislation authorizes vital funding for TBI research and advances our hypersonic capabilities. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, I am proud to see this bipartisan bill\u2019s final passage in the House.\u201d\n\nThe NDAA is annual legislation that authorizes the policies and funding levels for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other national security entities.\n\nLuttrell secured over 40 provisions within the NDAA, including:\n\nMultiple provisions to enhance cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and emerging technology tools for the DoD.\n\nAuthorizes funding for research and clinical trials for TBI treatments.\n\nSeveral provisions to support the training, health, and well-being of our service members.\n\nGreenlights funding for increased development of hypersonics. This builds on additional funding Luttrell secured in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and supports research and development activities in Texas.\n\nIncludes provisions to prevent the deactivation of the 1-158th Army Reserve unit in Conroe without a continuity plan for soldiers and capabilities.\n\nLanguage to support the domestic production of critical minerals to decrease U.S. reliance on China.\n\nThe FY26 NDAA also:\n\nImproves the quality of life for service members by providing a 3.8% pay raise.\n\nCodifies all or parts of 15 Executive Orders issued by President Trump, including an EO which unleashes energy independence and new nuclear power technologies.\n\nAuthorizes full funding for the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s border security efforts.\n\nAuthorizes full funding for the Golden Dome system, a top priority for President Trump.\n\nAdvances efforts to revitalize American shipbuilding.\n\nView the full bill here.", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:39Z"]], "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://luttrell.house.gov/media/press-releases/luttrell-statement-final-passage-annual-defense-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7998330295085907, "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"}