The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a defense bill that includes a provision that would prohibit the use of military medical funds for gender reassignment treatment for children of military personnel.

This annual national defense authorization bill has been reliably passed by Congress for nearly 60 years. According to To the Associated Press. In the House last week, Speaker Mike Johnson pushed for a provision that would ban the military health care system from providing gender reassignment treatment to minors, and a majority of Democrats opposed it.

Nevertheless, the bill passed the House by a vote of 281 to 140, the Associated Press reported. House Democrats are opposing a Republican provision in the latest National Defense Authorization Act that would ban military funding for gender dysphoria treatments that could result in sterilization of minors. (Related: Gender doctor describes gruesome complications, calls genital surgery an ‘adventure’ for young people)

Despite the tensions, the bill passed the Senate by a vote of 85-14 and is now being sent to President Joe Biden for his signature, the Associated Press reported. Eleven Democratic senators and three Republicans opposed the bill.

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In addition to provisions regarding gender reassignment treatment for minors in military families, the bill also increases pay for junior enlisted personnel, increases the military budget to $895 billion, and strengthens measures to counter China’s growing influence. It also includes things to do.

“[This bill] It’s not perfect, but it includes some very good things that Democrats fought for,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech. “There are strong provisions for confronting the Chinese Communist Party here on national security grounds.”

The bill not only mandates a 14.5 percent pay increase for junior noncommissioned officers and a 4.5 percent pay increase for other ranks, but also emphasizes quality of life improvements, according to the Associated Press. These enhancements range from improved child care and housing options to expanded medical services and support for military spouses.

Senate Republicans are complaining that defense spending has increased by just 1% amid global unrest. Both parties have pledged to advocate for significant increases in defense spending when they regain control of the White House and Congress next year, according to the Associated Press.

“We are currently experiencing the most dangerous national security moment since World War II,” Republican Sen. Roger Wicker (Mississippi), the incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement. “There is,” he said. He has been a vocal advocate of increasing the defense budget beyond the spending cap set in last year’s bipartisan debt ceiling suspension agreement.

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