Pro-life groups cheered the provision’s removal from the b
The House passed a defense authorization bill Dec. 10 without a provision to allow health coverage of in vitro fertilization for active-duty military.
Pro-life groups cheered the provision’s removal from the bill. The original bill would have required Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “ensure that fertility-related care for a member of the uniformed services on active duty (or a dependent of such a member) shall be covered under TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select.” Tricare does not cover IVF.
The House passed the bill (S. 1071) by a vote of 312-112, and Senate consideration is next.
Like last year, the IVF provision was eliminated from the defense-authorization bill shortly before its consideration. President Donald Trump had made a campaign promise to make IVF free.
A spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson told CNA in a statement that “President Trump and Congressional Republicans have been working to lower costs and expand access to IVF.”
“The speaker has clearly and repeatedly stated he is supportive of access to IVF when sufficient pro-life protections are in place, and he will continue to be supportive when it is done responsibly and ethically,” the spokesperson said.
