The GOP provision has sparked an outcry from the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, who has vowed to vote no on the NDAA.

The House passed a defense policy bill that included a provision to ban certain medical care for transgender children of military service members.

National defense would see a 1% increase in spending this fiscal year under a Pentagon policy bill that provides for a double-digit pay raise for about half of the enlisted service members in the mili

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a sweeping $895 billion defense policy bill that includes a ban on transgender care for children of military members. The bill passed by the House authorizes a 1 percent increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military.

The House passes a defense bill measure including a 1% spending increase and a double-digit pay raise for about half of enlisted service members.

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.