37 Democratic Senators Voted To Pass Anti-Trans NDAA. Here Are Their Names.

The vote came after most of the same Democrats refused to allow an amendment on the floor to remove the anti-trans provision in the military spending bill.

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On Wednesday, the United States Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including an amendment that removes healthcare coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender family members of armed service personnel. Its passage marks the first anti-LGBTQ+ provision passed by Congress in years, signaling potential trouble for transgender people facing future legislative attacks from Congress.

In a last-minute effort to block these provisions from becoming law, Senator Tammy Baldwin, joined by 20 other Democrats, introduced an amendment to strip the controversial language targeting transgender youth. Despite controlling the Senate, Democratic leadership refused to allow a vote on the amendment, potentially to avoid forcing senators to publicly take a stance on transgender rights. Instead, they expedited the bill to final passage, where 37 Democratic senators voted in favor of the NDAA with the anti-trans provision intact.

EITM is releasing the full list of Democratic senators who voted for the bill. If you see your Senator on this list, you can contact them to let them know how you feel by entering your address and looking up their information here. The source for the full list can be found at the roll call vote.

From the state of Arizona

• Kelly (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of California

• Padilla (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Colorado

• Bennet (Democrat) votes Yea

• Hickenlooper (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Connecticut

• Blumenthal (Democrat) votes Yea

• Murphy (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Delaware

• Carper (Democrat) votes Yea

• Coons (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Georgia

• Ossoff (Democrat) votes Yea

• Warnock (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Hawaii

• Hirono (Democrat) votes Yea

• Schatz (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Illinois

• Duckworth (Democrat) votes Yea

• Durbin (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Maryland

• Cardin (Democrat) votes Yea

• Van Hollen (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Michigan

• Peters (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Minnesota

• Klobuchar (Democrat) votes Yea

• Smith (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Montana

• Tester (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Nevada

• Cortez Masto (Democrat) votes Yea

• Rosen (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of New Hampshire

• Hassan (Democrat) votes Yea

• Shaheen (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of New Mexico

• Heinrich (Democrat) votes Yea

• Luján (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of New York

• Gillibrand (Democrat) votes Yea

• Schumer (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Ohio

• Brown (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Pennsylvania

• Casey (Democrat) votes Yea

• Fetterman (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Rhode Island

• Reed (Democrat) votes Yea

• Whitehouse (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Virginia

• Kaine (Democrat) votes Yea

• Warner (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Washington

• Cantwell (Democrat) votes Yea

• Murray (Democrat) votes Yea