{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mann.house.gov/media/press-releases/mann-votes-support-veteran-programs-invest-us-military", "Mann Votes to Support Veteran Programs, Invest in U.S. Military", "2024-06-05", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Tracey Mann", "M000871", "mann.house.gov", "mann", "https://mann.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted in favor of H.R. 8580, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. The bill, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 209-197, provides funding for military construction and family housing, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and other related agencies. Rep. Mann released the following statement after the vote.\n\n\u201cOur gratitude and support for our military service members cannot end once they remove their uniform,\u201d said Rep. Mann. \u201cAs the federal representative for the more than 41,000 veterans in the Big First, I proudly voted in favor of this bill that responsibly funds veterans\u2019 health care programs, benefits, and VA programs while cutting wasteful, partisan spending from the Biden Administration. I am hopeful that Congress will continue to consider Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations legislation of the September 30 deadline instead of waiting until the last hour and depending on a continuing resolution to fund the government. Today\u2019s vote was a good step in returning to regular order, reining in our reckless spending, and getting America back on track.\u201d\n\nThe Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025:\n\nFully funds veterans\u2019 health care programs, benefits, and VA programs\n\nProhibits the closure of Guantanamo Bay and the use of military construction funds to build facilities for detainees on U.S. soil\n\nStops taxpayer dollars from being used for abortion\n\nProtects veterans\u2019 Second Amendment rights, preventing the VA from sending information to the FBI without judicial consent\n\nBans the VA from processing claims for illegal immigrants\n\nThe Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act is the first of 12 appropriations packages before the U.S. House of Representatives. It will now be sent to the U.S. Senate for further review. In the 117th Congress, Rep. Mann served on the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee and as the Republican Leader for the Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee\u2019s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.", 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://mann.house.gov/media/press-releases/mann-votes-support-veteran-programs-invest-us-military"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4139278791844845, "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"}