A Ukrainian servicemen waits for national flag raising ceremony on the first anniversary of the Bucha liberation from Russian troops, in city of Bucha, not far from Kyiv, Ukraine on 31 March 2023, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON — In a rare moment of bipartisanship in the US Congress, the House tonight passed a package of Russian sanctions and military aid for Ukraine, with 18 Republicans voting to move the bill forward despite the Trump administration’s opposition for further funds for Ukraine.
House members voted 226-195 to pass the Ukraine Support Act, which authorizes $8 billion in military finance loans to Ukraine and extends the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative through 2027.
“Today’s bipartisan vote to pass the Ukraine Support Act demonstrates that the House stands with the Ukrainian people and that we will hold the criminal Russian regime accountable for its illegal war,” Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the sponsor of the bill, in a statement following the vote. “Now the Senate must follow suit, and work with our bipartisan group in the House to deliver the most comprehensive package possible to the President’s desk for his immediate signature.”
