By Katie Lobosco, CNN
Updated: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:59:18 GMT
Source: CNN
A massive spending bill moving through Congress would provide for a one-time $13.6 billion infusion of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as it fights back against Russia’s invasion.
Lawmakers expect to pass the legislation this week.
The amount of money the bill includes for Ukraine increased as lawmakers negotiated over the past several days, growing from the $10 billion the White House had asked for last week.
The Ukraine aid is attached to an appropriations bill that will set the spending limits for the federal government for fiscal year 2022, which started in October. Lawmakers have haggled over the full-year appropriations bill for months and have passed three stopgap funding bills to keep the government operating in the meantime.
The text of the 2,741-page bill was released early Wednesday morning. Congress must pass the legislation, or another stopgap bill, by midnight Friday to avoid a government shutdown. Lawmakers are optimistic the bill will pass by the deadline, in part because there is bipartisan support for the Ukraine aid.
How the Ukraine aid would be spent
Here’s how some of the $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine is expect