House Passes Ukraine Aid and Sanctions Bill Despite Trump Veto Threat

The House passed legislation providing $13 billion to Ukraine, including $5 billion in new security assistance and $8 billion in direct loans, while extending a Pentagon program that procures weapons and military equipment for the country. The measure passed 226-195, with 18 House Republicans joining Democrats in support.

Independent California Rep. Kevin Kiley voted yes, while Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar was the sole Democrat to vote against it.

The bill was sponsored by Rep. Y. S. It imposes sanctions on organizations and companies that do business with sanctioned Russian entities. It also calls on NATO countries to increase defense spending to 2 percent of their economic output. The legislation proposes a lower figure for training and equipping Ukraine's military than what Congress authorized last year in annual defense policy legislation.

The White House stated that the legislation would undermine President Donald Trump's goal of ending the prolonged conflict and that he would veto the measure. The measure had languished in the House Foreign Affairs Committee for more than a year after being introduced in early 2025.

A handful of defecting Republicans signed a Democrat-authored discharge petition that forced the floor vote. The measure now heads to the Senate.

A residential apartment building in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, remains damaged after a Russian attack Wednesday that killed at least three people and wounded four others. The Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its fifth year.