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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., arrives for President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with U.S Senators in the Capitol.

Pentagon abortion policy is not subject to congressional review

The Pentagon’s abortion travel policy is not subject to a congressional vote to quickly overturn it, the Government Accountability Office said Tuesday.

In a memo obtained by Punchbowl News, the watchdog determined that the policy, which has been the subject of Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) unprecedented blockade of military promotions, falls under the Congressional Review Act’s “exception for rules relating to agency management or personnel.”

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