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The Senate on Thursday approved a $858 billion military spending bill that passed the House last week and would repeal the military's Covid-19 vaccine requirement, sending it to the desk of President Joe Biden, who has not said whether he will sign the bill.
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The National Defense Authorization Act passed the Senate by a wide margin.
Five Republicans and six Democrats voted against the bill.
The Republican-backed effort to end the military's Covid-19 vaccine policy was included in the National Defense Authorization Act.
The National Defense Authorization Act was approved by the House last week, but the Senate voted down an amendment that would have brought back military members who were fired for refusing to be vaccine free.
The House did not take up a provision that would have expedited the approval process for energy-related projects.
Congress moved forward with the vaccine repeal provision in order to get Republicans to vote against the legislation, despite the fact that they would vote against it. The bill passed the House on December 8 with 45 Democrats and 35 Republicans voting against it. The 3,400 military members who were fired for refusing to be vaccine free were not taken up by the House. A provision that transfers authority over military crimes, including sexual assault and rape, from military commanders to professional prosecutors is one of the provisions in the bill.
Biden hasn't said if he will sign the bill into law. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was opposed to the roll back.
The Senate vote on Manchin's permitting amendment makes good on a promise Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made earlier this year to Manchin that the upper chamber would take up his bill in exchange for Manchin's support on the inflation reduction act Manchin's energy-permitting legislation was expected to authorize the completion of a natural gas line through his home state. Some Republicans said Manchin's legislation didn't go far enough in easing permitting restrictions on fossil fuel and renewable energy projects, while some progressives said it was a gift for the fossil fuel industry. The energy permitting bill still has a chance to pass, even though it didn't pass Thursday.
Here is what you need to know about the debate over military's covid vaccine mandate.
The House passed a defense spending bill and repealed the military vaccine mandate.
The Department of Defense is trying to get leaders to approve a spending bill.
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