{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-neguse-secures-final-passage-colorado-led-bills", "Rep. Neguse Secures Final Passage of Colorado-Led Bills", "2023-12-14", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Joe Neguse", "N000191", "neguse.house.gov", "neguse", "https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Lafayette, CO \u2014 Today, Congressman Joe Neguse secured the passage of two bills through the Congress. The bills advance critical priorities for the people of Colorado\u2019s 2nd Congressional district, including expanding mental health care for Colorado\u2019s military families and bolstering the resilience of federal data centers \u2013 like the Rocky Mountain Research Data Center (RMRDC), located at the University of Colorado Boulder \u2013 to protect against cyber intrusions, as well as physical attacks, like wildfires and other natural disasters. Both bills passed the House as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) and now head to President Biden\u2019s desk for signature.\n\n\u201cI am proud to see these proposals make their way through Congress and to the President\u2019s desk for enactment. Both bills work to update the ways in which we protect the American people \u2013 and families across our state \u2013 from real and current threats. In passing these proposals, we are advancing protections for military families and improving cybersecurity in the federal government,\u201d said Congressman Neguse.\n\nThe bills championed by Congressman Neguse, include:\n\nThe Mental Health for Military Families Act \u2013 To expand access to counseling and mental health services for Colorado\u2019s military families. The bill allows the Secretary of Defense to waive out-of-pocket expenses for military families on TRICARE for their first three outpatient mental health visits per year, lowering costs and helping families access the treatment they need.\n\nThe Federal Data Center Enhancement Act \u2013 To coordinate a government-wide effort to develop minimum requirements for federal data centers related to cyber intrusions, data center availability, mission-critical uptime, and resilience against physical attacks, wildfires, and other natural disasters. The bill helps ensure federal agencies are equipped with safe and reliable data centers.\n\nBackground\n\nCongressman Neguse is a strong advocate for veterans and service members. In May, he introduced a bipartisan legislative package to ensure that veterans can access the services and resources they deserve. Earlier this year, Congressman Neguse introduced the Veterans Jobs Training Act to increase funding for the highly successful Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP), which works to expand job training and placement services for our nation\u2019s veterans. In that same vein, as part of the 2023 government funding bill, Rep. Neguse secured $650,000 for the Veterans Community Project Transitional Housing in Longmont, Colorado. This project supports the construction of tiny homes for unhoused veterans in Colorado's Second Congressional District.\n\nAdditionally, Colorado is home to over 30 federally funded research labs and joint institutes across the state, making it one of the highest concentrations of federally funded science and research centers in the nation. As an advocate for advancing and expanding Colorado\u2019s innovation ecosystem, Rep. Neguse introduced the Federal Labs Modernization Act.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-neguse-secures-final-passage-colorado-led-bills"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5579978935420513, "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"}