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US Senate to vote on $40 billion Ukraine aid on May 19.

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The vote will take place at 11:30 a.m. EST, according to the U.S. Senate Periodical Press Gallery. The package includes military, economic, and humanitarian aid. The House of Representatives, the lower house of the U.S. Congress, earlier voted in favor of the package. If approved by the Senate, the bill is expected to be signed into law by U.S. President Joe Biden.

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