Fact Check: Did Mary Peltola vote against banning taxpayer-funded sex changes for minors?

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Claimant: No Going Back PAC


Claim: Mary Peltola “voted against prohibiting taxpayer funded sex changes for minors.”


Rating: FALSE


Explanation: The cited votes involved broader military health-care and defense legislation that covered gender-affirming medications as well as surgeries, and one vote was against a defense bill that also included abortion restrictions. Peltola has said she does not support gender-reassignment surgeries for children.


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Date: 10/29/2026


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Last Updated on October 29, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check