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| https://gonzalez.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-gonzalez-votes-pass-fiscal-year-2026-national-defense | Congressman Gonzalez Votes to Pass Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act | 2025-12-12 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | TX | Vicente Gonzalez | G000581 | gonzalez.house.gov | gonzalez | https://gonzalez.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | Contact: Alexis Torres Washington, D.C.—Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement on voting in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2026, which authorizes $890 billion in discretionary funding for our national defense and 3.8% pay raises for all military personnel. The bill now heads to the Senate before reaching the President’s desk, where it is expected to be signed into law. Additionally, language from the Congressman’s House-passed amendment in response to the murder of Brownsville native, Seaman Angelina Resendiz, was included in the accompanying NDAA’s Joint Explanatory Statement. It requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress within 180 days, detailing the number of service members found deceased in the last five years while on duty and outlining how being designated as “Unauthorized Absence (UA)” or “Absent Without Leave (AWOL)” instead of “Duty-Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN)” impacted investigative response times in these cases. Despite early warnings from her colleagues, friends, and family, Seaman Resendiz was missing for nearly two weeks before her body was found in a wooded area near Naval Station Norfolk on June 9, 2025. “To keep Americans safe and our military strong, Congress has an obligation to annually fund the advancement of our nation’s defense priorities,” said Congressman Gonzalez. “I voted to support well-deserved pay raises for all service members around the globe, including at Naval Air Stations in Kingsville and Corpus Christi. Also included with this bill is a report that contains language I authored in response to the horrific murder of my constituent, Seaman Angelina Resendiz, to increase accountability, transparency and urgency in investigating service members who go missing while on duty. We must do better by the brave men and women who answer the call to serve, and this is an important step towards ensuring no family endures the same pain and uncertainty as the Resendiz family.” Congressman Gonzalez has led efforts in response to the death of Seaman Resendiz and prevent this from happening to other service members. | 1 | 2026-04-04T05:28:40Z | 2026-04-04T05:30:10Z |