House Republicans added a provision to the annual must-pass military spending bill, filed over the weekend, that would prohibit the children of U.S.
service members from accessing gender-affirming healthcare interventions. President Joe Biden has promised to veto legislation that discriminates against the trans community, and the likelihood that the bill would pass through the U.S.
Senate is uncertain with Democrats controlling the upper chamber until the 119th Congress is convened on Jan. 3. Nevertheless, the GOP’s National Defense Authorization Act was passed along party lines by the U.S.
House Rules Committee on Monday night, and a floor vote could come as early as Tuesday. During the hearing yesterday, the committee’s top Democrat, U.S.