{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://vanorden.house.gov/media/press-releases/van-orden-statement-fy2026-national-defense-authorization-act", "Van Orden Statement on FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Derrick Van Orden", "V000135", "vanorden.house.gov", "vanorden", "https://vanorden.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) announced major victories secured in the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act following today\u2019s House passage.\n\n\u201cThis bill puts our warfighters first. The FY26 NDAA strengthens America\u2019s ability to fight, adapt, and win. It reinforces our alliances, modernizes our investments in America\u2019s national security, and ensures that the men and women who serve have the capabilities they need to accomplish their missions and return home safely.\u201d said Van Orden.\n\nThe final bill includes several of Congressman Van Orden\u2019s key priorities:\n\nVolk Field, Wisconsin MILCON \u2013 $8.4M: Authorizes $8,400,000 for an ADAL ACS Complex at Volk Field Air National Guard Base (WI), a major Guard and state infrastructure win.\n\nUSSOCOM Innovation Pilot: Creates \u201cUrgent Innovative Technologies & Capabilities Initiative\u201d to rapidly develop, test, and field SOF capabilities, with annual reporting.\n\nIndividual Longitudinal Exposure Record: Codifies ILER as a permanent DoD exposure data system and requires annual briefings to HASC, SASC, HVAC, and SVAC.\n\nJoint Task Force Counterterrorism Authority: Extends authority for DoD joint task forces supporting CT and counter\u2013transnational organized crime missions through FY 2032.\n\nU.S.\u2013Israel Anti-Tunnel Cooperation: Extends authority and increases funding authorization to $80M for anti-tunnel capabilities.\n\nU.S.\u2013Israel Counter-UAS Cooperation: Extends and updates authority for cooperation with Israel to counter unmanned systems in all domains.\n\nEmerging Tech RDT&E with Partners: Authorizes joint RDT&E with key partners (including Israel) on AI, cyber, robotics, quantum, and automation; adopts House language with clarifying amendments.\n\nBaltic Security Initiative: Establishes BSI and requires a DoD strategy to build integrated Baltic defense and deterrence capabilities.\n\nTaiwan Security Cooperation \u2013 Medical support: Expands authorized assistance categories to include medical equipment, supplies, and combat casualty care.\n\nTacSRT Program of Record Study: Directs Air Force and USD(I&S) to study creating a Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking program of record.\n\nBaltic HIMARS Interoperability: Requires DoD briefing by July 1, 2026, on enabling HIMARS and munitions interoperability across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.\n\nService Academy Master Plans: Requires each Service Academy to develop installation master plans aligned with long-term mission requirements.\n\nHouse Board of Visitors Update: Modernizes House Board of Visitors membership structure for the Service Academies.\n\nNaval Academy Director of Admissions: Establishes a Director of Admissions position in the U.S. Naval Academy to strengthen accessions oversight and accountability.\n\nISI \u2013 Expanding Range Access for Non-Traditional Defense Companies: Detailed DRL in the House report requiring a DoD briefing by Dec. 15, 2025 on test-range access for non-traditional/dual-use companies.\n\n\u201cAs our adversaries continue to evolve, we don\u2019t get the luxury of falling behind. This bill puts steel behind our commitments and keeps America\u2019s fighting force the most capable and lethal in the world.\u201d Congressman Van Orden added.\n\n###", 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://vanorden.house.gov/media/press-releases/van-orden-statement-fy2026-national-defense-authorization-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.111987978219986, "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"}