Washington (CNN) � The Senate will take up this week, as the legislation nears its final congressional action after both sides of Capitol Hill have to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer implored his colleagues to pass the package Tuesday, urging senators to “not keep our friends around the world waiting for a moment longer.�
“The Senate convenes in a moment nearly six months in the making,� the Democrat from New York said. “A few days ago, the House of Representatives, at long last, approved essential National Security funding for Ukraine, for Israel, for the Indo Pacific, and further humanitarian assistance. Today is the Senate’s turn to act.�
The legislation ties together four bills that the House voted on separately in a rare Saturday session, providing nearly $61 billion in aid for Ukraine, over $26 billion for Israel and more than $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific. The first three bills are very similar to the package that the Senate passed earlier this year, which House Speaker Mike Johnson .
The fourth bill increases sanctions on Russian assets and contains language that could lead . It gives Chinese parent company ByteDance roughly nine months to sell TikTok, or the app will be banned from American app stores.
While the chamber is expected to have enough support from both parties to pass the legislation, the exact timing for a final vote remains a question as any one senator can slow the process before sending the package to President Joe Biden for his signature, though it is expected to pass by midweek.
On Tuesday, a procedural vote advanced with wide bipartisan support, 80-19, telegraphing that the legislation should easily pass once a final vote occurs.
Senate leaders are trying to cut a deal allowing for a final vote sometime Tuesday, according to sources in both parties.
Asked if he expected the bill to pass Tuesday, Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN: “Hope so.�
The House took up the legislation after Johnson who opposed sending aid to Ukraine and threatened to oust him over his handling of the issue. In the end, the legislation was sent out of the House by a broad bipartisan margin.
Aid for Ukraine and Israel has been stalled after House and Senate Republicans demanded action on border security first, leading to months of negotiations in the Senate on a border package tied to foreign aid. However, former President Donald Trump led the opposition to the final deal, and
McConnell, who has consistently broken with his party over backing Ukraine, described Tuesday’s vote as “overdue� and “a test, and we must not fail it.�
“Here’s what I know to be true: American prosperity and security are the products of decades of American leadership,� McConnell said. “Our global interests come with global responsibilities. Healthy alliances lighten the burden of these responsibilities.�
This story and headline have been updated with additional developments.
CNN’s Kristin Wilson contributed to this report.
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