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Bipartisan House Passes $9 B Ukraine Aid, Trump Vows Veto

6/5/2026

Summary

Story summary

Eighteen House Republicans joined Democrats to force a discharge petition for the Ukraine Support Act, rebuking President Donald Trump.
The House approved 226-195, authorizing $8 billion in loans, $1 billion in aid, and sanctions on Russian banks, oil firms, and miners.
The measure goes to the Senate, where no vote date is set, where President Donald Trump will veto it, and where a procedural motion cleared an Iran-involvement resolution challenging leadership.

History

Historical Context

The 1973 Case–Church Amendment demonstrated Congress’s willingness to restrict overseas combat spending, while supplemental appropriations have later financed unexpected needs such as the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Today, a coalition of House Republicans and Democrats is filing a discharge petition for the Ukraine Support Act, echoing that 1973 precedent of congressional action to shape foreign-aid policy.

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Story summary

Eighteen House Republicans joined Democrats to force a discharge petition for the Ukraine Support Act, rebuking President Donald Trump.
The House approved 226-195, authorizing $8 billion in loans, $1 billion in aid, and sanctions on Russian banks, oil firms, and miners.
The measure goes to the Senate, where no vote date is set, where President Donald Trump will veto it, and where a procedural motion cleared an Iran-involvement resolution challenging leadership.

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