{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-nancy-mace-secures-amendment-house-passed-ndaa-authorizing-death-penalty", "Rep. Nancy Mace Secures Amendment In House-Passed NDAA Authorizing Death Penalty For Child Rape Under UCMJ", "2025-09-29", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Nancy Mace", "M000194", "mace.house.gov", "mace", "https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "(Washington, D.C., September 29, 2025) \u2013 Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) announced she secured an amendment in the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 authorizing the death penalty under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) for individuals convicted of raping a child.\n\n\u201cChild rape is not a crime you walk away from, it\u2019s a crime demanding the harshest punishment we can deliver,\u201d said Congresswoman Mace. \u201cThrough this amendment, military prosecutors are empowered to seek the death penalty for child rapists. We are sending an unmistakable message: predators don\u2019t get second chances, they get execution.\u201d\n\nThe amendment gives military prosecutors the power to seek the death penalty for child rape, bringing accountability equal to the crime.\n\n\u201cWith this amendment, we are rooting predators out of our ranks, protecting the innocent, and guaranteeing those who commit the most heinous of crimes pay the highest price,\u201d Mace added.\n\nThe NDAA sets annual defense policy and authorizations for the Department of War. With House passage complete, the NDAA now heads to the Senate for consideration.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "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://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-nancy-mace-secures-amendment-house-passed-ndaa-authorizing-death-penalty"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6980728358030319, "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"}