House reaches $1.5 trillion government funding deal

With the Friday deadline for the expiration of funding for federal agencies, the House was also reportedly set to vote on a stop-gap funding resolution allowing the government to remain running through March 15, according to Reuters.

This stop-gap would be needed if the Senate is unable to pass the more comprehensive "omnibus" spending bill.

The $1.5 trillion deal reportedly includes $13.6 billion in funding for security and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, as well as $15.6 billion for COVID-19.

The omnibus plan will also include money for infrastructure, $730 billion in non-defense funding, and $782 billion in defense funding.

"This bipartisan agreement will help us address many of the major challenges we face at home and abroad: from COVID-19, to the vicious and immoral attack on Ukraine, to the need to lower costs for hardworking American families," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a joint statement.

The House is scheduled to vote on the passage of the deal later today, as well as the stop-gap funding measure.

They are also expected to vote on a bill banning Russian energy imports, mirroring the announcement made by President Biden yesterday.