The US Senate has adopted a spending bill that will provide funding for government institutions and agencies until September 2023, the Voice of America (VoA) reported.
The comprehensive spending package is worth 1.700 billion dollars, of which about 45 billion is intended for military and economic aid to Ukraine.
After several days of negotiations, senators adopted the law with bipartisan support with 68 votes in favor and 29 votes against.
Now there is a vote in the House of Representatives of the Congress, and if it passes, the law should be signed by the President of the United States, Joseph Biden.
The bill is expected to pass quickly in that chamber of Congress, as Democrats hold a narrow majority.
Biden needs to sign the bill before midnight on Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown.
The 4.155-page bill includes about $772,5 billion in non-defense discretionary programs and $858 billion in defense funding.
The representatives of the Congress worked in the past weeks to include as many priorities as possible in the big package, bearing in mind that the mandate of the members of the Congress elected in the November elections will begin in January, and that the majority in the House of Representatives will be taken over by the Republicans.
Bonus video:
