of all transgender individuals in the military, a number of democrats, including representative jared paulis of colorado presented han amendment at the rules committee level to make an amendment in order that would have prohibited the department of defense from doing anything to implement this stated ban. >> the whole environment around that has kind of changed with the joint chiefs of staff and the departments of defense saying they're wait fing for mo information. but none of those amend wrmts made in order. this really demonstrates how leadership's clamping down on the appropriations process has kept some of these flash-point controversies from derailing the movement towards legislation in the house. >> these are four of what are 12 appropriation bills that congress needs to approve before the end of september. will the house approve everything today? and where do things stand in the senate? >> the house is expected to pass this. the republicans have this bill written by the republican conference, designed to garner support from republicans so they can move it out of the house and onto th