The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that includes $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine, which is facing a Russian attack, as well as $1.5 trillion in spending to fund US government programs through September 30.
The House approved bipartisan spending and referred the legislation to the Senate, which plans to act before a Friday deadline when current government funding expires.
The aid to Ukraine aims to help bolster its army in its fight with Russian forces and provide humanitarian support to citizens, including an estimated 1.5 million refugees already abroad.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi noted that the $13.6 billion in aid was likely just a small part of a much larger effort.
“We will all have to do more” to help Ukraine in the coming weeks or months and in the longer term to help it rebuild, she told reporters at a weekly news conference.
It was mainly referring to the United States and its NATO partners.
The House of Representatives also, by 414 votes to 17, passed legislation banning imports of oil and other energy resources from Russia in response to the Ukraine attack. Fifteen Republicans and Democrats opposed the measure.
This came after President Joe Biden used his executive powers on Tuesday to enforce the ban.
The House legislation also calls for a review of Russia’s participation in some international trade programmes, such as the World Trade Organization.
The spending plan includes $730 billion in non-defense funding and $782 billion for the US military.
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