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Congress Sends FY ‘23 Omnibus With $858 Billion For Defense To President’s Desk

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, December 23rd, 2022

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Congress Sends FY ‘23 Omnibus With $858 Billion For Defense To President’s Desk

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee is retiring in 2022.

Congress has passed the final 12-bill, $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations package, which includes $858 billion in national defense spending and $45 billion to assist Ukraine, sending the legislation to the president’s desk for final signature. Facing a looming government shutdown deadline, the Senate first passed the omnibus with a 68 to 29 vote on Thursday before the House voted 225 to 201 on Friday afternoon to approve the legislation. “I am pleased that the Senate has passed…

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