Biden signs $895B Defense bill

Transgender youth endangered as anti-trans defense budget is signed into law by Biden
Biden signed the bill, officially known as the H.R. 5009 or the “ Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 ,” despite “strongly opposing” the provision denying the expenditure of funds for gender-affirming care for children.
Biden signs $895B Defense bill despite transgender care provision
President Biden on Monday evening signed the $895 billion Defense authorization bill, despite a provision included in the massive package that restricts transgender care. The National Defense
Defense bill banning trans care for minors could put some families in 'survival mode'
The House passed a massive defense spending bill Wednesday with a provision that bars the military’s health care program from covering transition-related care for minors. If it passes, some families said it would be devastating and could force them out of the military.
Senate passes defense bill banning gender-affirming care for trans military children
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.
Senate passes defense bill with anti-trans language; now goes to Biden
President Biden’s approval rating slipped to the lowest its been since he took office in 2021, according to a new survey that was released Wednesday. The Marquette Law School Poll national survey found that Biden’s approval rating dropped to 34 percent in December, a 4-point dip from October’s 38 percent, with just more than a…
Biden ‘Strongly Opposes’ Measure of Bill Stripping Rights from Trans Kids, Signs It Anyway
Biden had harsh words for a provision of a bill that strips gender care funding from trans kids in military families, but signed it anyway.
There was a poison pill for trans Americans in the defense bill. It’ll happen again
There was a poison pill for trans Americans in the defense bill. It’ll happen again - ANALYSIS: This is a preview of how Republicans will approach such issues in the future, writes Eric Garcia
All But 10 Senate Democrats Voted for a Defense Bill With an Anti-Trans Healthcare Ban
If President Biden signs the bill into law, it will mark one of the first times Congress has passed a federal law aimed at restricting trans people's rights.
Senate passes $895B defense bill despite Dem whining over trans care ban for kids
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
Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender healthcare for military children
The defense authorization bill, which directs Pentagon policy, provides a 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and a 4.5% increase for others.
Sens. Klobuchar, Smith criticized for vote on military bill that contains anti-trans measure
Members of Congress including Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith have been criticized by the Minnesota House of ...
Senate readies for vote on defense bill to raise troop pay, bar trans care for minors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is voting Wednesday on final passage of a sweeping defense bill that will authorize significant ...
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U.S. House passes defense bill barring trans medical coverage for service members’ kids
The U.S. House handily approved the annual defense policy bill Wednesday, despite late opposition from Democrats over ...