{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/president-signs-greg-walden-bill-ensure-military-access-lifesaving", "President signs Greg Walden bill to ensure military access to lifesaving medical treatments", "2017-12-12", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "OR", "Greg Walden", "W000791", "walden.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "President signs Greg Walden bill to ensure military access to lifesaving medical treatments \n Legislation will streamline approval process for lifesaving treatments for troops\u00a0on front lines \nClick here or on the image above to view Walden's remarks\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013\u00a0Today, President Trump signed into law legislation introduced by Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) to ensure the military has access to lifesaving medical treatments. \u00a0Walden\u2019s legislation (H.R. 4374) passed the House and Senate unanimously, and will amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize additional emergency uses for medical products to reduce deaths and severity of injuries caused by agents of war.\n\u201cThis is an important day for our brave men and women in uniform, ensuring they get the timely care they need while protecting our country,\u201d said Walden. \u201cToday we are well on our way to delivering the newest treatments and devices to our war fighters without forgoing important safety mechanisms.\u201d\nSpecifically, Walden\u2019s legislation corrects language within the National Defense Authorization Act \u2013 which was also signed into law today \u2013 that could have usurped FDA\u2019s critical authority of ensuring the safety and efficacy of cutting edge medicines for our soldiers on the front lines.\u00a0\nWalden\u2019s bill will streamline the processes at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Defense (DoD) to ensure America\u2019s warfighters have access to new, lifesaving medications in a timely manner.\u00a0\n''Our men and women in uniform put their lives on the line for this country, and they deserve to have the earliest possible access to medical products that could save their lives on the battlefield,\u201d said Walden in a speech on the House floor when the legislation passed the House in November. \u201cIn short, H.R. 4374 addresses the critical issue of military access to the newest available products by expanding the circumstances under which emergency use authorizations can be issued, and by establishing an expedited pathway to full approval of products that the Secretary of Defense requests.\u201d\nFor Representative Walden\u2019s legislation, please click here.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/president-signs-greg-walden-bill-ensure-military-access-lifesaving"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3079398777335882, "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"}