{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3396", "Congressman Valadao Votes to Pass Final FY26 National Defense Authorization Act", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "CA", "David G. Valadao", "V000129", "valadao.house.gov", "valadao", "https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 with Congressman David Valadao\u2019s (CA-22) support. The FY26 NDAA authorizes funding for all discretionary military programs and activities, including personnel, operations, maintenance, procurement, research, and development. It also outlines critical policies and directives for the Department of Defense (DoD).\n\nA portion of Congressman Valadao\u2019s Strengthening Election Cybersecurity to Uphold Respect for Elections through Independent Testing (SECURE IT) Act was also included in the FY26 NDAA.\n\n\u201cToday, I was proud to vote to ensure our military has the resources needed to keep Americans safe while delivering meaningful quality-of-life improvements for our servicemembers and their families,\u201d said Congressman Valadao. \u201cThe FY26 NDAA provides a well-deserved pay raise for our troops and improves housing, education, and access to childcare for military families. It also ensures the Department of Defense is prepared to confront growing global threats, promotes the development of new and innovative defense technologies, and deepens partnerships with our allies in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East. I\u2019m especially proud that key provisions of my SECURE IT Act were included to help bolster confidence in our elections by requiring voting systems to undergo simulated cyberattacks to identify vulnerabilities. For over 60 years, the NDAA has been a bipartisan commitment to our national defense, and I\u2019m glad to see the House and Senate once again came together to get this critical legislation over the finish line.\u201d\n\nAmong other provisions, the FY26 NDAA:\n\nProvides enlisted servicemembers with a 3.8% pay raise.\n\nImproves housing, education, and access to childcare for military families.\n\nAuthorizes over $355 million to renovate military hospitals and build new medical facilities to expand access to healthcare.\n\nEnhances U.S. defense initiatives in the Indo-Pacific to support Indo-Pacific allies and counter China\u2019s growing reach.\n\nStrengthens U.S.-Israel military operations and cooperative missile defense programs.\n\nEnhances America\u2019s nuclear deterrent and new nuclear power technologies.\n\nAccelerates the development and delivery of space capabilities to counter Chinese and Russian nuclear arsenals and space surveillance.\n\nRead the bill summary here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://valadao.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3396"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8190460503101349, "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"}