{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sykes.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-sykes-votes-against-annual-defense-bill-after-republicans-attach-voter-suppression-measure", "Rep. Sykes Votes Against Annual Defense Bill After Republicans Attach Voter Suppression Measure", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Emilia Strong Sykes", "S001223", "sykes.house.gov", "sykes", "https://sykes.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) voted against H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, after House Republicans attached the voter-suppressing SAVE America Act to the annual defense bill.\n\nRep. Sykes has consistently opposed the SAVE America Act because the legislation would create unnecessary barriers for eligible Americans to register to vote, including women who change their names after marriage, and older Americans.\n\n\u201cRepublicans refuse to accept that their voter suppression tactics don\u2019t pass the smell test and won\u2019t make their way through Congress,\u201d said Rep. Sykes. \u201cSo, instead of focusing on the needs of the American people, like supporting our service members and strengthening our national security, they are obsessed with taking away Americans\u2019 rights. I will always stand against those efforts.\u201d\n\nThe NDAA passed the House and now moves to the Senate for consideration.", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"]], "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://sykes.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-sykes-votes-against-annual-defense-bill-after-republicans-attach-voter-suppression-measure"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7215488478541374, "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"}