{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases/01/06/2025/signed-into-law-annual-defense-bill-with-key-hassan-backed-provisions", "SIGNED INTO LAW: Annual Defense Bill with Key Hassan-Backed Provisions", "2024-12-24", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NH", "Margaret Wood Hassan", "H001076", "www.hassan.senate.gov", "hassan", "https://www.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 The President signed into law the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025, including key provisions that Senator Maggie Hassan secured and supported. Among other measures, the legislation includes a 14.5 percent pay raise for junior enlisted service members and a 4.5 percent raise for all other service members.\n\n\u201cService members sacrifice to keep our country safe, secure, and free, and our bipartisan annual defense bill will further support them in their mission,\u201d said Senator Hassan. \u201cThis bill will also strengthen our national security \u2013 including by taking on China \u2013 and it delivers for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and other New Hampshire priorities.\u201d\n\nKey measures to strengthen national security and support service members supported by Senator Hassan:\n\nThe SERVE Act, introduced by Senators Hassan and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), which will guarantee readmission to colleges and universities for National Guard and Reserve members after a mobilization or deployment\n\nA 14.5 percent pay raise for junior enlisted service members and a 4.5 percent pay raise for all service members\n\nTaking on China and Russia by:\n\nProhibiting the Defense Department from contracting with any entity that provides semiconductor products to Chinese telecom company Huawei\n\nStrengthening intelligence sharing to help counter Chinese trafficking of fentanyl and fentanyl precursors\n\nIncreasing investments in the Pacific Deterrence Initiative and establishing the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative\n\nDirecting the Defense Department to report on its efforts to identify and apply lessons learned from the war in Ukraine in order to strengthen U.S. national security efforts\n\nEstablishing a counter-UAS (commonly referred to as drones) task force for U.S. military installations; requiring a counter-UAS strategy for Defense Department facilities, assets, and personnel in the U.S.; and providing greater resources for counter-UAS technologies\n\nIncreasing access to contraception by eliminating co-pays for women covered by TRICARE\n\nNew Hampshire priorities that are included in the NDAA:\n\nExempting public shipyard employees (including those at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard) from being required to stay in government or preferred housing when traveling for official duty\n\nSupporting infrastructure at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, including multi-mission dry dock military construction and power plant resiliency improvement\n\nSupporting Virginia Class submarines, which are repaired at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard\n\nFunding to procure KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers, which are flown by Air Force units, including the New Hampshire Air National Guard at Pease Air National Guard Base\n\nContinuing PFAS cleanup and research efforts\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "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://www.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases/01/06/2025/signed-into-law-annual-defense-bill-with-key-hassan-backed-provisions"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3748740311712027, "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"}