A federal bill called the Employment Nondiscrimination Act was introduced in Congress but failed to make it out of committee. With the current political control in the House of Representatives and Senate, the bill is unlikely to get a vote, let alone get the votes needed for passage. US President Barack Obama has spoken out in favor of the bill and mentioned the need for the bill in his latest State of the Union in 2016. This was the first time a sitting president mentioned the transgender community in a speech. Currently, there are numerous laws in state legislatures and initial courts. Another ban placed on the transgender community is the possibility of serving in the United States military. Currently, transgender people cannot serve in the military, but US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said this must be