House Advances Ukraine Aid Bill Over Objections of GOP Leadership in 218-204 Vote

U.S. House voted 218-204 on June 4, 2026, to advance the Ukraine Support Act through a discharge petition. Six House Republicans joined every Democrat and independent California Rep. Kevin Kiley to reach the threshold.

The six Republicans were Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mike Lawler of New York, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Michael McCaul of Texas, Joe Wilson of South Carolina, and Max Miller of Ohio.

U.S. To send weapons from Pentagon stockpiles. Democratic New York Rep. Gregory Meeks introduced the legislation in April 2025. Meeks filed a discharge petition in July 2025, and the petition reached the required 218 signatures by May 13, 2026.

House Speaker Mike Johnson had not scheduled a floor vote during the intervening period. The measure would expand restrictions on financial institutions doing business with Russian officials and state enterprises. It would also impose a 500% tariff on Russian imports, crack down on entities assisting Russia in evading sanctions, and establish a Ukraine Reconstruction Trust Fund.

The legislation extends the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative through 2027 and would sanction North Korea, Iran, and Belarus for supporting Russian aggression. U.S. has allocated approximately $188 billion in funding and emergency support to Ukraine since February 2022.

President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, and other Republicans have repeatedly called for an end to the Ukraine war. U.S. support for Ukraine as a waste of money and has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to conclude the conflict without congressional interference.

A House Republican aide said the legislation was flawed. "Anyone voting for this is saying that NATO countries should be spending 2% of their GDP on national defense rather than 5%," the aide told the Daily Caller News Foundation. " A source familiar with the legislation said Johnson argued against the discharge petition during a closed-door House Republican conference meeting on June 4, 2026, and urged members to vote against it.

U.S. was providing too much support to Ukraine, compared with 14% of Democrats.