Apr 17, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Read: House GOP releases long-awaited foreign aid bills

Andrew Solender

House Speaker Mike Johnson, wearing a blue suit and glasses, walking towards stairs in the Capitol. — House Speaker Mike Johnson. Photo: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

House Republicans on Wednesday released the text of their Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid bills after months of delay.

Why it matters: The spending levels are roughly in line with the $95 billion foreign aid bill the Senate passed in a broad bipartisan vote in February.

The measures met with quick repudiation from House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) right flank, which will create obstacles to passing them.
Johnson is almost certain to need Democratic help to get all three bills to the House floor and pass them.

By the numbers: The three bills including roughly $26 billion for Israel, $61 billion for Ukraine and $8.12 billion for Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific.

The Ukraine aid bill includes a number of caveats designed to placate GOP hardliners, including oversight measures to ensure the funds are spent correctly and a requirement that Ukraine enter into a loan agreement to repay economic assistance funds.
The Israel portion contains roughly $9.5 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine and Gaza, as well as funding for global refugee and disaster assistance programs.

Catch up quick: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Johnson that he could not rely on Democratic votes unless he included all $9.5 billion in humanitarian aid from the Senate bill.

Read the bills in full below.

Ukraine:

Israel:

Indo-Pacific:

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