The Senate has approved a mammoth $1.7 trillion spending plan to fund federal agencies through September and give Ukraine additional military and economic assistance.

The bill was approved by a 68-29 on Thursday and will be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature after a final vote in the House.

The measure allocates over $850 billion for US defense and over $700 billion for non-defense programs.

It consists of nearly $45 billion in aid for Ukraine's fight against Russia and $13 billion in economic support for the Ukrainian government.

The bill allocates $38 billion for disaster relief, increases spending on food assistance, college access, and mental health, provides $8 billion for child care that enables 12 months of continuous maintenance and contains major Medicaid provisions that could result in the loss of benefits for up to 19 million people, as well as additional funding for veterans and the Capitol Police.

In reaction to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, a clause in the bill makes it more difficult to invalidate a certified presidential election. It gives US attorneys $2.6 billion to expedite prosecutions related to attacks and domestic terrorism charges.

It also allocates almost $11 billion to the FBI to investigate domestic terrorism and extremist violence as part of the Justice Department's $39 billion budget.

The measure finances law enforcement agencies along the U.S.-Mexico border to slow immigration.

It sets aside over $52 billion to combat inflation, $2.7 billion for housing aid for veterans, $5 billion to assist low-income households with energy expenditures, and increases the Environmental Protection Agency funding to $10 billion.

Many lawmakers were eager to accomplish the assignment before a harsh freeze, and wintry circumstances left them stranded in Washington for Christmas, as they rushed to pass the package before a partial government shutdown commenced at midnight on Friday.

TikTok ban

In addition, the bill codifies a prohibition on using the social networking app TikTok on practically all government-issued smartphones, replacing an assortment of programs formerly limited to a handful of government institutions.

Once enacted, the prohibition will apply to practically all federal entities.

TikTok has more than 100 million monthly active users in the United States, and there are severe security concerns over the app as the federal government evaluates it from a national security standpoint.

However, the enlargement of the child tax credit, certain corporate and individual tax benefits and the provision of permanent residency to Afghan evacuees did not make it into the final draft.

Republicans in the House of Representatives desired to postpone negotiations on the bill until the beginning of the following year, when they would hold the majority in the lower chamber.

Thursday at the Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters that she hoped her chamber would pass the legislation.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, stated that the upper chamber enacted the appropriations measure "with an ambitious investment in American families, workers, and our national defense."

"It aids a vast and diverse array of individuals. The United States will be healthier, wealthier, and safer, "He published on Twitter.

Schumer likewise welcomed the passage of the amendment to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, stating, "Because pregnant women who continue to work during their pregnancy should be entitled to workplace accommodations. It represents one of the most important enhancements to worker rights in recent years."