A $1.7 trillion government funding bill was approved by the Senate on Thursday. 68 people voted in favor of the bill and 29 people opposed it.
The bill is 4,155 pages long and will provide $858 billion in defense funding, as well as $772.5 billion for non-defense programs. This is a 5% increase for non-defense spending and an 8% increase for defense programs.
The legislation allocates around $45 billion in assistance to Ukraine in their war effort. This will include funds for the Pentagon to replenish its stockpiles of weapons that were sent to Ukraine, along with other aid for NATO allies.
The measure provides about $40 billion in funding for states and tribal reservations to aid communities nationwide in recovering from natural disasters.