The House passed a defense policy bill totaling $883.7 billion, overcoming Democratic objections to a provision that denies transgender health care coverage for service members' children.
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson insisted on including a provision blocking TRICARE from covering treatments that might sterilize minors, justifying it as a necessary protection.
Democrats criticized the bill for its limits on transgender care, stating it was driven by bigotry and could prevent necessary mental health treatments for transgender youth.
Representative Adam Smith called the discriminatory provision a stain on an otherwise excellent piece of defense legislation, reflecting a larger battle in the culture war.
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