{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://shea-porter.house.gov/media/press-releases/shea-porter-secures-key-priorities-final-bicameral-defense-bill", "Shea-Porter Secures Key Priorities in Final Bicameral Defense Bill", "2017-11-14", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Carol Shea-Porter", "S001170", "shea-porter.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013\u00a0Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01), a four-term member of the House Armed Services Committee, today voted for the bicameral, bipartisan 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Bill, in which she secured key legislative priorities. The House passed the bill by a vote of 356-70.\n\u201cI am pleased that the House has passed a final defense bill that supports our troops with a pay raise of 2.4% and prevents a new Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. Today\u2019s bill includes my legislative initiatives to address perfluorinated chemical contamination, at long last ensures that activated Guard and Reserve service members receive the benefits they deserve, strengthens deterrence against Russia, and addresses climate change\u2019s impact on military readiness,\u201d said Shea-Porter.\nToday\u2019s NDAA Conference Report includes:\n The Senate companion to Shea-Porter\u2019s\u00a0provision\u00a0to\u00a0address perfluorinated chemical contamination around military bases such as Pease, for which she advocated throughout the Conference process.\n  A long-sought and groundbreaking\u00a0provision \u00a0by Shea-Porter and Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN) to ensure fairness among deployed troops by\u00a0extending active-duty TRICARE benefits to mobilized National Guard and Reserve Component servicemembers and their families.\n  The text of Shea-Porter\u2019s bipartisan\u00a0bill\u00a0to create a\u00a0comprehensive anticorruption plan\u00a0to prevent foreign nations that host American military operations from swindling American taxpayers.\n  The text of\u00a0a bill\u00a0Shea-Porter co-introduced to\u00a0strengthen deterrence against Russia\u00a0and to develop a comprehensive strategy against Vladimir Putin\u2019s effort to corrode and undermine democracies worldwide.\n  An\u00a0amendment\u00a0Shea-Porter cosponsored to\u00a0study the impact of climate change on U.S. military readiness, including on shipyards like the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.\n  Shea-Porter\u2019s anti-espionage\u00a0provision\u00a0to create a program aimed at\u00a0preventing recruitment of U.S. study-abroad students by foreign agents.\n  A Shea-Porter cosponsored amendment creating a punitive article under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for the wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate or sexually explicit visual images.\n\t\t\u00a0\n\tAn amendment cosponsored by Shea-Porter requiring the Department of Defense to conduct a study on the effectiveness of opioid prescribing training provided to military health care providers in reducing opioid prescriptions, dosages, duration of treatment, and overdoses.\n  Legislation Shea-Porter cosponsored to create a center of excellence to better understand the health effects associated with burn pits and treat service members and veterans who become sick after exposure.\n  A Shea-Porter-cosponsored amendment directing the Department of Defense to\u00a0ensure timely monitoring of space weather\u00a0and provide alerts and warnings about phenomena that may impact its weapons systems or operations. The University of New Hampshire\u2019s\u00a0Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space\u00a0is a leader in this field.\n  A Shea-Porter cosponsored amendment authorizing the establishment of a Hacking for Defense program to expose young scientists and engineers to careers in public service and provides a unique pathway for veterans to leverage their military experience to solve national security challenges.\n  Amendments Shea-Porter cosponsored to authorize a new icebreaker vessel and to require a report on the Department of Defense\u2019s Arctic security capability and resource gaps.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://shea-porter.house.gov/media/press-releases/shea-porter-secures-key-priorities-final-bicameral-defense-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2929169461131096, "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"}