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

The fight over medical care for transgender children overshadowed many of the bipartisan provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act.

The GOP slipped the anti-trans provision into the National Defense Authorization Act, which now heads to the Senate for a vote.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense policy bill on Wednesday, governing a record $895 billion in annual military spending, despite inclusion of a controversial policy targeting gender-affirming care for transgender children.

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. What Is in the Defense Bill? 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.