{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://scholten.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-scholten-votes-raise-pay-servicemembers", "Rep. Scholten Votes to Raise Pay for Servicemembers", "2023-12-14", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MI", "Hillary J. Scholten", "S001221", "scholten.house.gov", "scholten", "https://scholten.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) voted in favor of the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which will raise pay for servicemembers by 5.2% and fund America\u2019s national security priorities.\n\nSpecifically, the FY2024 NDAA:\n\nSupports the 5.2% pay raise proposed in the President\u2019s budget request;\n\nExpands eligibility for the Basic Needs Allowance (program that provides funds for food, housing, etc. for lowest paid;\n\nMakes significant investments in military family housing, child development centers, and replacing failing unaccompanied housing (barracks);\n\nImproves family leave eligibility for federal employees;\n\nInvests a record $150 million for HBCUs;\n\nProvides $650 million worth of investments in energy resilience and energy conservation projects.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m thrilled that the House came together in a bipartisan way to fund our national security priorities and give our troops a much deserved 5.2% pay raise, which is the least we can do for these heroes who work day in and day out to protect our country. Our bipartisan NDAA will also support military families by expanding access to childcare and safe base housing, which is a top priority of mine,\u201d said Rep. Scholten.\u201cI look forward to seeing this legislation signed into law as we continue our work to serve our nation\u2019s military members and their families and defend our nation and its values at home and abroad.\u201d\n\nFull bill text of the FY24 NDAA can be found here.", 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://scholten.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-scholten-votes-raise-pay-servicemembers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5441570430994034, "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"}