Senate Democrats reportedly plan to submit a bill that would stop the Pentagon’s ban on military service for individuals diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
Democrat lawmakers are seeking to prevent the U.S. Department of Defense from prohibiting transgender military service via their “Fit to Serve Act,” according to a report by ABC News.
If passed, the legislation would stop the Defense Department from requiring military service members to serve according to their biological sex.
However, it remains to be seen how far the bill will advance given that only Democrats and one independent have co-sponsored it, while Republicans control both the legislative and executive branches of the federal government.
The policy is a result of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office. The rule went into effect in early May after the Supreme Court ruled it could be enforced, although the ban faces legal challenges in lower courts.