Coverage dated December 17, 2024

Senate passes defense policy bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members

Headline from KVIA El Paso

By Clare Foran and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate 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 transgender children of service members – a provision pushed by Republicans that s…

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25 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    US Senate passes defense bill that raises troop pay and strips trans care for kids of military (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Bill authorizes pay raises, strips coverage of trans medical treatments for children and aims to counter China’s power

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Senate readies for vote on defense bill to raise troop pay, bar trans care for minors (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The Senate is voting Wednesday on final passage of a sweeping defense bill that will authorize significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895 billion while also stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children of military membe…

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Senate passes defense policy bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Clare Foran and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate 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 transgender children of service members – a provision pushed by Republicans that s…

  4. The Hill

    Senate passes $895B Defense bill; some Dems defect over transgender fight (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Senate on Wednesday voted to pass the $895 billion Defense authorization bill, despite a provision on transgender care that turned off some Democrats, moving it along to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.

  5. Townhall

  6. UPI

    Senate passes defense bill banning gender-affirming care for trans military children (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The $895.2 billion defense bill passed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday bans using federal money for gender-affirming care for transgender children in military families.

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    Senate passes defense bill that raises troop pay and eliminates coverage of transgender medical treatments for children (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    All but a handful of Democrats — as well as nearly all Republicans — voted Wednesday for the bill’s final passage, sending the legislation to President Biden.

  8. Breaking Defense

    Senate passes defense bill despite Democrat concerns on transgender care ban (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Breaking Defense's feed description

    The NDAA corresponds to a $895 billion topline for defense spending, adhering to the budgetary limits set in last year’s Fiscal Responsibility Act.

  9. Los Angeles Times

    Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay, end transgender dependents' coverage (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The annual defense authorization bill directs key Pentagon policy, but it would still need to be backed up with an appropriations package.

  10. New York Post

    Senate passes $895B defense bill despite Dem whining over trans care ban for kids (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Senate gave the green light to the Pentagon's mammoth $895 billion annual budget Tuesday despite a row over provisions prohibiting the use of those funds to provide transgender surgeries on children roiling Democrats.

  11. Newsweek

    Senate passes defense bill with ban on transgender care for minors (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The annual defense authorization bill, which has passed Congress without fail for nearly six decades, typically enjoys strong bipartisan support.

  12. The Boston Globe

    Senate passes defense bill that would raise troop pay and deny transgender care to children of military members (opens The Boston Globe)

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    In the House, a majority of Democrats voted against the bill last week after House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted on adding the provision to ban the military health system from providing transgender medical care for children.

  13. Arizona Mirror

    U.S. Senate passes defense bill that bars gender-affirming care for service members’ kids • Arizona Mirror (opens Arizona Mirror)

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    Arizona Mirror's feed description

    The Senate cleared a national defense authorization bill lauded for troop raises and condemned for targeting trans kids in military families.

  14. NBC News

    Senate passes defense bill that includes ban on gender-affirming care for minors (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Senate on Wednesday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a massive defense spending package that includes a ban on coverage of gender-affirming care for the transgender children of military service members.

  15. CBS News

    Senate passes $895 billion defense bill with controversial gender-affirming care restriction (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Senate approved the mammoth National Defense Authorization Act despite concern from some Democrats over a controversial gender-affirming care policy.

  16. Fox News

    Senate passes annual defense policy bill with transgender care restrictions and pay boost for junior troops (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Senate voted to pass the $895 billion annual defense policy bill that includes a pay raise for U.S. servicemembers and a provision that restricts transgender care.

  17. Iowa Capital Dispatch

    U.S. Senate passes defense bill that bars gender-affirming care for service members’ kids • Iowa Capital Dispatch (opens Iowa Capital Dispatch)

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    Iowa Capital Dispatch's feed description

    The national defense bill includes troop pay raises but also targets transgender children in military families.

  18. WDIO Duluth

    Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's power (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    The Senate has passed a defense bill that authorize significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895 billion. It also strips coverage of transgender medical treatments for children of military members.

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