Senate passes defense bill that includes ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Senate passes annual defense bill

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Senate clears defense bill after Democratic opposition The Senate ...

The Hill - 15h

US Senate passes defense bill that raises troop pay and strips trans care for kids of military

Bill authorizes pay raises, strips coverage of trans medical treatments for children and aims to counter China’s power. The Senate passed a defense bill on Wednesday that authorizes significant pay ...

The Guardian - 17h

Senate passes $895bn Pentagon spending bill despite provision denying transgender care to minors – live

Senate votes 85-14 to pass National Defense Authorization Act, which has provision preventing gender-affirming care to transgender children of military members. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic ...

The Guardian - 17h

Senate Clears Defense Bill Denying Transgender Care to Minors

The annual defense bill directing $895 billion toward the Pentagon and other military programs would deny transgender health coverage to minors. It now heads to President Biden’s desk.

The New York Times - 19h

Senate passes $895 billion defense bill with gender-affirming care restriction

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

CBS News - 19h

Senate passes $895B Defense bill; some Dems defect over transgender fight

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 ...

The Hill - 20h

Anti-deepfake porn bill included in funding deal

A bill that seeks to fight the rise of deepfake pornography was included in the year-end government funding deal unveiled Tuesday, raising the prospect the legislation could cross the finish line ...

The Hill - 21h

Johnson: Bipartisan funding bill includes disaster relief

Politico - 1d

Democratic senators seek to ax transgender care ban from defense bill

Fourteen Democratic senators will introduce an amendment to remove language from Congress’ defense spending bill that seeks to ban coverage of gender-affirming care for trans children of service ...

NBC News - 2d

Senate advances annual defense policy bill, teeing up final vote in coming days

The Senate on Monday cleared a key procedural hurdle toward passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), teeing up a final vote in the coming days before Congress wraps up its work for ...

The Hill - 2d

Democratic senators introduce defense bill amendment to block GOP transgender restriction

A large group of Democratic senators introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Monday that would ensure the right for the children of service members to access ...

The Hill - 2d

Massive defense bill sees clear path in Senate, despite transgender measure

The Senate is on track to vote on the country’s massive annual defense spending bill Wednesday, with signs that it will pass smoothly despite Democratic objections to language involving transgender ...

The Hill - 2d

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.

NBC News - 5d

Montana Supreme Court allows transgender care for minors to continue

The Montana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling that temporarily blocked a state law prohibiting transition-related health care for transgender minors.

NBC News - 6d

Massive annual defense policy bill passes in House

{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Massive annual defense policy bill passes in House The ...

The Hill - Dec. 12

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.

The New York Times - Dec. 11

House passes massive defense bill with ban on gender-affirming care for transgender kids

The House passed a massive defense bill that includes a ban on gender-affirming care for children of servicemembers despite opposition from Democrats.

NBC News - Dec. 11

Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors

The Montana Supreme Court is continuing to block a law that sought to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors while it goes through the courts

ABC News - Dec. 11

Britain bans puberty blockers for transgender minors

The United Kingdom on Wednesday indefinitely banned new prescriptions of puberty blockers to treat minors for gender dysphoria.

NBC News - Dec. 11

House approves $895 billion defense bill with gender-affirming care restrictions

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.

CBS News - Dec. 11

HEARTS Act supported by Bills' Damar Hamlin unanimously passes in U.S. Senate, heads to president's desk

The bill would provide grants to help prevent deaths from sudden cardiac arrest

CBS Sports - Dec. 11

GOP Armed Services chair criticizes ban on gender-affirming care for minors in NDAA

House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on Tuesday lamented the inclusion of a provision banning coverage of gender-affirming care for minors in the annual defense authorization ...

The Hill - Dec. 10

House tees up defense bill, but hurdles remain

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story House tees up defense bill, but hurdles remain The passage sets up ...

The Hill - Dec. 10

Hegseth continues courting senators for top defense post

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, is still meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill in hopes of getting enough support from senators to clear the confirmation ...

CBS News - Dec. 10

Lawmakers face divisive fights on $884B defense bill

Congressional negotiators are facing roadblocks over divisive, culture war amendments on a 1,800-page National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that addresses core U.S. priorities on national ...

The Hill - Dec. 9

GOP senators push to take out provision in defense bill to draft women in military

Eight Republican senators sent a letter to the top negotiators for the annual defense bill asking them to take out a provision that would require women to register for the Selective Service System ...

The Hill - Dec. 5

Supreme Court hears arguments over Tennessee law banning transition care for minors

Demonstrators rally as justices consider a Tennessee law prohibiting gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. The outcome could have far-reaching implications for similar laws nationwide.

CBS News - Dec. 5

Supreme Court hears arguments over Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Supreme Court justices Wednesday heard arguments over Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors. During the hearing, a majority of justices appeared to agree that laws passed by Tennessee ...

CBS News - Dec. 4

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to Tennessee's efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria. The outcome ...

CBS News - Dec. 4

Supreme Court arguments about Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids

The Supreme Court heard arguments over gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria for a landmark case that could impact many Americans. CBS News' Jan Crawford reports.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Which States Have Passed Bans on Treatment for Transgender Minors?

Transgender minors and their parents, guardians and doctors have challenged bans in 18 states, with mixed results.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Supreme Court to hear arguments over gender-affirming care for minors

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments in a landmark case over gender-affirming care for minors. The case involves a Tennessee law that bans puberty blockers and hormone treatments for ...

CBS News - Dec. 4

Listen live: Supreme Court weighs Tennessee ban on gender affirming care for minors

The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning will hear a challenge to Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care for minors — a landmark case that could have wide-reaching implications for the future of ...

The Hill - Dec. 4

Transgender care for minors goes before SCOTUS

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story SCOTUS to hear first case on transgender care for minors On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments ...

The Hill - Dec. 3

Supreme Court to confront gender-affirming care for transgender minors

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider the constitutionality of a Tennessee law that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria.

CBS News - Dec. 3

Game Pass For December Includes Indiana Jones And Lots More

More games The calendar has flipped over to the final month of the year, and Microsoft has now announced the next set of additions to Game Pass for December. This is the first of two expected ...

GameSpot - Dec. 3

Senate Democrats prepare to tap leadership for new minority era

Politico - Dec. 3

Supreme Court will weigh Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, a landmark case whose outcome could have wide-reaching ...

The Hill - Dec. 3

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Tennessee’s Ban on Transgender Care

On Wednesday, the justices will hear the marquee case of the term, a challenge to a Tennessee law banning several forms of medical care for transgender youths.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

Senate passes defense bill that includes ban on gender-affirming care for minors

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