{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.hoeven.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=a7a54027-1e05-4034-97f4-24faf5855356", "Hoeven: Congress Passes Defense Authorization Legislation", "2014-12-12", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "ND", "John Hoeven", "H001061", "www.hoeven.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.12.14\n\t\t\t Hoeven: Congress Passes Defense Authorization Legislation \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Legislation Maintains ICBM Silos, Sustains Global Hawk, Blocks Administration\u2019s Proposal for Base Closings\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON \u2013 Senator John Hoeven today announced that Congress has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes important provisions to benefit North Dakota and bolster the nation\u2019s defense.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe worked to ensure that the defense authorization legislation supports the nuclear missions at Minot Air Force Base, the Global Hawk missions at Grand Forks and other North Dakota priorities,\u201d said Hoeven. \u201cThe bill provides our military with the resources and tools they need to protect and defend our country.\u201d\r\n\r\nHoeven worked to ensure North Dakota priorities in the legislation, including provisions to:\r\n\r\n \r\nMaintain ICBM Silos: Requires that the Administration maintain all 450 of the nation\u2019s current intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) silos in a \u201cwarm status\u201d through 2021. Hoeven wrote the leaders of the Armed Services Committees to keep the provision in the final version of the bill as part of his efforts to maintain a strong ICBM force at MAFB and throughout the country. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate ICBM Coalition, Hoeven authored a provision in the fiscal year Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill that blocks the administration from reducing the number of active silos containing Minuteman III ICBMs.\r\nSustain the Global Hawk Program: Authorizes the President\u2019s request for the Global Hawk program for Fiscal Year 2015. Grand Forks Air Force Base hosts a Global Hawk mission.\r\nPromotes Military Base Partnerships: Encourages military bases to enter into agreements with local governments to develop public-private partnerships. Hoeven has worked to bring Northrop Grumman, the County of Grand Forks and the Grand Forks Air Force Base together to create Grand Sky, a cutting-edge unmanned aerial systems research park on the base.\r\nAuthorize Army Guard Shop: Authorizes $10.8 million for an Army Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop in Valley City, ND.\r\nBlock Base Closures: Rejects the Administration\u2019s proposed new round of base closures.\r\n \r\n\r\nAdditionally, the NDAA provides key support for national defense including:\r\n\r\n \r\nSyria Train and Equip program: Extends the Syria train and equip program (originally authorized by the continuing resolution passed in September) through 2016. Does not authorize specific funds for the Syria program.\r\nCounter ISIL Operations: The NDAA meets the President\u2019s request to authorize $5.1 billion for US military activities to counter ISIL, to include training and equipping Iraqi forces.\r\nCruise missile: Requires a new nuclear-tipped cruise missile by 2025 or 2026 and rejects a Pentagon proposal to delay the program until 2027.\r\nGuantanamo Bay prison: Bars the administration from closing the facility.\r\n \r\n\r\nThe House of Representatives passed the bill on Dec. 4, and it will now head to the president to be signed into law.\r\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 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": ["http://www.hoeven.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=a7a54027-1e05-4034-97f4-24faf5855356"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4762110076844692, "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"}