{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/strong-provision-alleviate-redstone-arsenal-gate-bottlenecks-advances", "Strong Provision to Alleviate Redstone Arsenal Gate Bottlenecks Advances", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Dale W. Strong", "S001220", "strong.house.gov", "strong", "https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013Representative Dale W. Strong\u2019s provision (AL-05) to alleviate Redstone Arsenal Gate bottlenecks advanced in the House as part of S. 1071, the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.\n\n\u201cThis provision will ensure the thousands of employees, contractors, and service members who travel through these gates will have secure and efficient access as Redstone\u2019s mission continues to expand,\u201d said Rep. Dale Strong.\n\nThe provision will grant the Department of War greater flexibility to use short-term contracts for security guard and firefighter personnel, ensuring base gates and emergency services remain fully staffed when personnel gaps arise.\n\nWithout a large population of junior enlisted personnel to perform security guard functions when needed, Redstone has faced gate closures and traffic delays.\n\n\u201cBy modernizing this outdated law, installations facing security guard or firefighter shortages will have the authority they need to bring in contracted personnel, keep operations smooth, and stay focused on their mission,\u201d said Strong.\n\nS. 1071 now awaits passage by the U.S. Senate before going to the President\u2019s desk.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/strong-provision-alleviate-redstone-arsenal-gate-bottlenecks-advances"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.423189813271165, "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"}