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The U.S. House this week voted to send more aid to Ukraine amid its fight against Russia, garnering a surprising amount of support from a cadre of Republican lawmakers.
According to the Council on Foreign Relations, since December 31, 2025, the U.S. Congress has maintained $188 billion for aiding Ukraine in its war against Russia, most of which is linked to legislative bills passed in 2024.
This newest aid package, which was passed this week, cleared the House in a vote of 226 to 195. 18 Republican congressmen joined with Democrats to push the aid through, including one additional vote of support from newly turned Independent Congressman Kevin Kiley (Calif.), according to Fox News.
The legislation is worth billions: $8 billion of direct loans and $1.5 billion in security assistance, per the outlet.
“All these Republicans, voting to send more money to Ukraine – unbelievable,” said Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., in a video statement posted to X.
In a statement obtained by Fox News, the White House argued that this bill, which also includes sanctions on Russian businesses and those attempting to work with them, was detrimental to President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia.
“The bill seeks to tie the President’s hands by mandating a wide-ranging U.S. response to the Russia-Ukraine war while adding hundreds of millions in unfunded authorizations,” the statement read.
Outgoing Republican Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, whom President Trump went to great lengths to primary and remove from office, voted against the bill this week.
“I just voted against the Ukraine Support Act tonight,” he said on X. “It sends over $9 billion of your dollars overseas, and includes $250 million for Radio Free Europe, a Cold War relic that benefits no American.”
Amid ongoing funding to Ukraine, the United States has spent roughly $29 billion on its own war against Iran, according to a May statement made by Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst last month.
The Ukraine bill will head to the U.S. Senate, where it may hit a dead end. However, if it were to pass the Senate, it would then head to the president’s desk, where he could simply veto it.
