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 set to vote on defense policy bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender children
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on the critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a ban against gender-affirming care for some transgender children that has further inflamed the politics around the must-pass piece of legislation.
House passes major Pentagon bill despite Dem revolt over transgender health care
The fight over medical care for transgender children overshadowed many of the bipartisan provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act.
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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.
House Voting on $895B Defense Bill With Military Pay Raise, Ban on Transgender Care for Minors
National defense would see a 1% increase in spending this fiscal year under a Pentagon policy bill that provides for a double-digit pay raise for about half of the enlisted service members in the mili
US House passes massive defense policy bill, despite transgender provision
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense policy bill on Wednesday, governing a record $895 billion in annual military spending, despite inclusion of a controversial policy targeting gender-affirming care for transgender children.
House poised to pass massive defense bill with ban on gender-affirming care for transgender kids
A massive defense policy bill on track to clear the House on Wednesday includes a ban on gender-affirming care for children of servicemembers — a provision that sparked opposition from the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee.
House approves $895B defense bill with ban on certain transgender medical care for troops’ children
The bill is traditionally a bipartisan one, but some lawmakers objected to the inclusion of a ban on Defense Department health insurance plans covering certain transgender medical treatments for children of military members.
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