Several House Republicans are raising alarm over recent negotiations on the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), saying House Republican leadership has capitulated on military abortion-related travel and an extension of a warrantless surveillance program.
In July, House Republicans had passed their own version of the NDAA, with amendments that barred the Department of Defense (DOD) from funding gender transition treatments and surgeries for transgender service members and their families. The earlier House Republican version of the NDAA also reversed a DOD policy that provides travel allowances and extra leave time for service members seeking to obtain abortions. But the latest NDAA conference report lists both of the earlier House NDAA terms among a series of provisions that will not be adopted as the House and Senate work to reconcile their competing bills.
This reversal on the DOD abortion travel policy comes after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) fought for months, stalling military confirmations in hopes of pressuring a reversal on the policy. The Alabama senator had endured criticism from Democrats that he was undermining national security, and several of his…
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