Dec. 24 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden signed the $895 billion National Defense Authorization bill into law even though it included a package that limited transgender care. Many Democrats bucked the bill after House Speaker Mike Johnson , R-La., put in language that would ban some gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members just before the vote. An attempt to strike Johnson's insertion failed. Advertisement The compromise bill that was negotiated privately includes a 14.5%