The $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act, which includes pay raises for troops and bans transgender health coverage for minors, heads to the Senate.
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.
US lawmakers voted to move forward with a contentious 2025 defense budget that raises troops' pay but blocks funding of gender-affirming care for minors.
The GOP slipped the anti-trans provision into the National Defense Authorization Act, which now heads to the Senate for a vote.