House passes $895 billion defense bill with controversial provision on gender-affirming care
The House approved the massive $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, after a controversial provision on gender-affirming care prompted backlash from Democrats.
House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors
The bill is traditionally strongly bipartisan, but some Democratic lawmakers opposed the inclusion of a ban on transgender medical treatments for children of military members if such treatment
124 Dems oppose historically bipartisan defense bill over restrictions on transgender treatments for minors
The House voted Wednesday to pass its yearly defense bill that would give junior enlisted troops a significant pay bump and work to eliminate DEI programs at the Pentagon.
House passes massive defense bill with ban on gender-affirming care for transgender kids
The GOP provision has sparked an outcry from the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, who has vowed to vote no on the NDAA.
Defense Bill with Massive Junior Enlisted Raise, Restriction on Health Care for Trans Military Kids Passes House
Despite anger from Democratic lawmakers at language that would restrict health care for transgender children of service members, the annual defense policy bill with a massive pay raise for junior enlisted troops was approved by the House on Wednesday.
House passes defense bill with controversial provision on transgender healthcare
The House passed a defense policy bill that included a provision to ban certain medical care for transgender children of military service members.
House Passes $895B Defense Bill With Ban on Transgender Care for Minors
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a sweeping $895 billion defense policy bill that includes a ban on transgender care for children of military members. What Is in the Defense Bill? The bill passed by the House authorizes a 1 percent increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military.
House Passes Defense Bill Denying Transgender Health Coverage for Minors
The $895 billion measure was approved over the opposition of most Democrats, who rejected a provision inserted by Republicans to deny the coverage to the minor children of military personnel.
House passes defense policy bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender children
The House voted on Wednesday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a ban against gender-affirming care for some transgender children that further inflamed the politics around the must-pass piece of legislation.
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Jeffries: Democrats not telling members how to vote on NDAA
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