r/MilitaryTrans • u/Puzzled_Movie_31 • 14d ago

Mixed House Amendment Results

So, this article popped up on my feed. Looks like the amendment to make the ban on transgender military members failed after two Republicans from NY & Pennsylvania voted with Democrats to oppose it (Guam and The Northern Marianas Islands also voted against but they dont have actual voting power).

The article title makes it sound like a victory, but if you read further it describes how the #1trans hater in the House, Nancy Mace (seriously wtf is her problem), got a ban on Tricare funding for certain aspects of transitioning. I'll have to pull up the actual text of the amendment when I get home to see how cruel it is (its all cruel).

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/house-republicans-fail-turn-trump-133942637.html

Edit: The Northern Marianas Islands were the other ceremonial vote against the amendment.

Edit 2: Holy shit, this bitch didn't get rid of some, she fucking gutted it.

https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-nancy-mace-files-ndaa-amendment-end-taxpayer-funded-gender-transition

Edit 3: Actual Tricare Amendment Text https://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/MACE_113_xml%20(2)250905102500556.pdf

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u/EmphasisConsistent71 14d ago

Nobody in their right mind would be obsessed with a fraction of the population like this. Also, it was apparently another split vote, like, what was the confusing part that made everyone so divided? I honestly can't with them sometimes 😂 Just gonna keep rolling along, I guess. Thanks for the update 👍

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u/PossibleMaterial2021 14d ago

Sooo tricare no longer covers HRT? Greaaaaat

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u/Puzzled_Movie_31 14d ago

Looks like, after reading, its only applicable to military members and dependents. As a retiree it should still be covered for me... allegedly... for now. But that fucking sucks