EARTH FUTURE ACTION

BILLIONS FOR WAR

MAJOR MILITARY AID BILLS ANNOUNCED

Note: We are currently studying these bills and will reserve comments for when we finish reading.

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced four bills on April 15, 2024: separate bills to advance military aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, plus a fourth piece of miscellaneous legislation combining many other priorities. Johnson has indicated that these national security bills' aid funding levels will be around the same as those proposed in the Senate supplemental aid package, intending to move border security measures from that package to future bills. In the afternoon of Wednesday, April 17, 2024, Johnson presented the three aid bills, and the fourth, titled the "21st Century Peace Through Strength Act," was released later that evening. Johnson intends to allow members to read the legislation for 72 hours before bringing the bills to the floor, with House plans to vote on the bills on Saturday.

TEXT OF RELEASED BILLS

Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (PDF, House.Gov, 4-17-24)

Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (PDF, House.Gov, 4-17-24)

Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (PDF, House.Gov, 4-17-24)

21st Century Peace through Strength Act (PDF, House.Gov, 4-17-24)

NEWS ARTICLES

Speaker Johnson rolls out text for foreign aid package despite conservative outcry (The Hill, 4-17-24)

Mike Johnson unveils plan to move Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan aid as separate bills this week (NBC News, 4-16-24)

Johnson plans separate House votes on Ukraine and Israel this week (Politico, 4-15-24)