{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/members-nm-delegation-applaud-final-passage-annual-defense-bill", "Members Of N.M. Delegation Applaud Final Passage Of Annual Defense Bill", "2021-12-15", "2021", "2021-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Melanie A. Stansbury", "S001218", "stansbury.house.gov", "stansbury", "https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2013 U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez (D-N.M.) are welcoming the final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. The defense bill has passed both chambers of Congress with strong bipartisan support and now heads to President Joe Biden\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\n\n\u201cAfter serving over a decade on Armed Services Committees in the House and Senate, I\u2019m proud to continue supporting New Mexico\u2019s military installations and the incredible service members dedicated to carrying out our national security missions,\u201dsaid Heinrich, now Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. \u201cThis bill makes major investments to provide our Armed Forces with the state-of-the-art equipment they need to stay ahead of our adversaries and to advance our leadership in emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Directed Energy, and Hypersonics. I'm especially pleased that we are passing provisions that I authored to advance the Department of Defense\u2019s Artificial Intelligence and digital capabilities so we can maintain our competitive advantage in the rapidly changing cyber space. These provisions, among many others, benefit New Mexico\u2019s economy, and advance our state\u2019s position as a leader in national security for years to come.\u201d\n\nHeinrich concluded, \u201cI\u2019m proud that this legislation maintains a strong commitment to our service members who keep all of us safe, and makes historic reforms to the military\u2019s handling of sexual assault cases.\u201d\n\n\"Today, I was proud to support the passage of the annual defense authorization bill that supports New Mexico's service members and their families, our four military installations, and two national laboratories,\"said Luj\u00e1n. \"I\u2019m proud this legislation includes a much-needed pay raise for service members, long overdue military justice reforms to provide independent oversight of sexual assault cases, and other critical diversity measures to ensure that our military leadership reflects the brave men and women serving our nation. This NDAA also delivers on the commitment DOD and DOE made by pushing the Air Force to remediate contaminated water caused by PFAS and other legacy waste disposal around Los Alamos.\"\n\n\u201cThis year\u2019s NDAA increases military pay, addresses vital needs of our service members and their families, and funds programs important to our economy and national security,\u201dsaid Stansbury. \u201cNew Mexicans have a long and proud history of answering the call to serve, and I am proud to be able to represent our communities and to help deliver key funding for our bases and National Labs.\u201d\n\n\u201cToday, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act with provisions to improve the quality of life for our brave service members, including increased pay, strengthened parental leave, and funding for education. I\u2019m proud to have secured an amendment requiring Air Force reporting on PFAS contamination and remediation. I also secured funding for UNM to stimulate the workforce development needed for our science and innovation economy,\u201dsaid Leger Fern\u00e1ndez. \u201cThis bill also makes historic changes to how the military handles sexual assault. These life-saving reforms will better protect our women and men in uniform.\n\nThe National Defense Authorization Act supports a total of $777.7 billion in fiscal year 2022 funding for national defense. Within this topline, the legislation authorizes $740.0 billion for the Department of Defense (DOD) and $27.8 billion for national security programs within the Department of Energy (DOE).\n\nThe full text of the FY22 NDAA can be foundhere.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/members-nm-delegation-applaud-final-passage-annual-defense-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.7172171976417303, "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"}