{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mccaul.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-passes-ndaa-mccaul-provisions", "House Passes NDAA With McCaul Provisions", "2022-12-09", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Michael T. McCaul", "M001157", "mccaul.house.gov", "mccaul", "https://mccaul.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2023 fiscal year. The legislation passed the House with broad bipartisan support.\n\n\"Texas is home to 15 military bases and more than 150 thousand servicemen and women \u2014 the second most in the nation. This year\u2019s NDAA will increase their pay, eliminate the president\u2019s authoritarian COVID vaccine mandate, and address the flow of fentanyl into our nation. I was proud to vote for this bill, which exceeded the president\u2019s national defense budget request by $45 million \u2014 sending a clear message that America still supports our troops and will never back down in the face of global threats.\u201d\n\nRep. McCaul\u2019s provisions included in the NDAA:\n\nPEACE Through Music Diplomacy Act\n\n\u201cMusic transcends language and culture barriers like nothing else. My bill will leverage the power of music to bring people together and advance U.S. foreign policy goals across the globe.\u201d\n\nShark Fin Sales Elimination Act\n\n\"The gruesome practice of maiming sharks \u2014 often while they are still alive \u2014 and dumping them back in the ocean is not only inhumane; it\u2019s also devastating to the marine ecosystem and harmful to the economy. I\u2019m thankful my colleagues joined me in working to end this practice and keep sharks from extinction.\u201d\n\nClick here for a list of Rep. McCaul\u2019s foreign affairs-related provisions in the NDAA.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://mccaul.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-passes-ndaa-mccaul-provisions"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7282991427928209, "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"}