{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=86d8aa2a-c30b-4ebc-a845-0d219454a06c", "Sen. Moran Introduces NDAA Amendment to Protect Military Technicians", "2013-11-20", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would protect the pay of dual-status military technicians in the Kansas National Guard and across the country by treating them the same as Active Duty personnel in the case of a lapse in appropriations.\r\n\u201cThe financial well-being and readiness of those serving our country must not suffer due to gridlock on Capitol Hill,\u201d Sen. Moran said. \u201cThis amendment provides the Department of Defense the authority and latitude to maintain pay and benefits for all military technicians.\u201d\r\nMilitary technicians provide vital administrative and logistical support to National Guard and Reserve units. Unlike other federal employees, dual-status technicians are required to maintain military status in the National Guard or Reserves. During the government shutdown, many dual-status technicians were furloughed because they weren\u2019t designated as \u201cexempted\u201d or \u201cessential,\u201d which impacted the readiness of our military, and subjected these uniformed service members and their families to financial hardship. In the event of a government shutdown, this amendment would ensure dual-status military technicians continue to receive their military pay and allowances on time.\r\nDuring the government shutdown in October, Sen. Moran along with a bipartisan group of 49 U.S. Senators sent a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urging that the National Guard and Reserves, and the civilians who support our troops, receive pay during the government shutdown.\u00a0\r\nIn January, Sen. Moran introduced similar bipartisan legislation to ensure our men and women in uniform and civilians supporting them do not go without pay in the event Congress is unable or unwilling to get its fiscal house in order.\r\n\u00a0\r\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": ["http://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=86d8aa2a-c30b-4ebc-a845-0d219454a06c"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3551060110330582, "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"}