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Which US funding bills and emergency packages included aid for Ukraine, and how much did each provide?
Executive summary
Congress has approved roughly $175 billion in emergency and supplemental assistance for Ukraine across multiple packages since 2022; the largest single recent congressional supplemental included about $61–62 billion for Ukraine as part of a roughly $95 billion foreign-aid measure [1] [2]. Additional legislative and executive actions—Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), appropriations and World Bank mechanisms—account for sizable amounts: roughly $66.9 billion in military assistance reported by State and approximately $37.8 billion earmarked for economic support accounts in FY2022–FY2024 [3] [4].
1. What “packages” does reporting count as primary U.S. Ukraine aid?
Reporting and oversight groups typically count three types of flows: (a) Congressionally appropriated emergency/supplemental packages (the large “national security” supplement that included $61–62 billion for Ukraine and earlier emergency bills), (b) Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) shipments of DoD stockpiles, and (c) economic and budget-support funding routed through State/USAID and multilateral channels such as the World Bank [1] [3] [4]. Oversight sites such as Ukraineoversight.gov and GAO track these channels separately [5] [6].
2. The headline $61 billion supplemental and the $95 billion foreign-aid vehicle
Congress’ recent major national-security supplemental that passed in 2024/early 2025 is repeatedly cited as providing roughly $61.7 billion specifically for Ukraine within a broader roughly $95 billion security supplemental that also included funding for Israel and Indo-Pacific partners [1] [2]. The Department of Defense called the security supplemental “about $95 billion” and the CRFB/CBO-based accounting shows the $61.7 billion number for Ukraine contained in that law [2] [1].
3. Cumulative totals that appear in oversight and executive reporting
Multiple official and oversight tallies converge on a cumulative U.S. commitment in the range of roughly $174–175 billion from FY2022 through early 2025; the Congressional Research Service summary and watchdogs report nearly $174.2 billion in supplemental appropriations through FY2024 [4] [1]. The State Department reports approximately $66.9 billion in military assistance since February 24, 2022, and notes PDA shipments of about $31.7 billion from DoD stockpiles to date [3].
4. Breakdown examples cited by sources (what the buckets include)
Congress appropriated about $37.8 billion to the Economic Support Fund and related assistance accounts that could be used as direct financial support for Ukraine’s budget, while separate defense- and security-focused buckets and PDAs supplied weapons, munitions and equipment [4] [3]. CRFB’s breakdown attributes $61.7 billion in the latest supplemental to Ukraine, $113.1 billion to earlier emergency spending (cumulative), summing to roughly $175 billion total approved by Congress through mid‑2024 [1].
5. Legislative proposals and continuing debate in 2025
After the administration change in 2025, Senate committees and some senators continued proposing additional Ukraine aid: for example, a Murkowski–Shaheen bill was introduced that would provide $54.6 billion over two years, and a Senate Appropriations Committee draft included about $1 billion in an FY2026 military spending bill even as the White House requested cutting Ukraine funding [7]. The Senate Armed Services Committee also considered adding about $500 million in long-term security assistance to refresh the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative [8]. These proposals faced steep political hurdles [7] [8].
6. Executive action and multilateral mechanisms that complicate simple tallies
The President’s use of PDA and the World Bank/PEACE project funding complicates a single-line accounting: PDA shipments are an emergency executive authority used repeatedly (55 occasions referenced) to move equipment from DoD stockpiles [3], while $20 billion was disbursed to the World Bank for economic aid including at least $15 billion for direct budget support, with USAID and Treasury actions noted in oversight reports [4] [9]. GAO, State and other trackers highlight that these mechanisms differ in timing, accountability and oversight [9] [6].
7. Where reporting disagrees or leaves gaps
Different sources emphasize different totals: CRFB and CRS-style tallies point to roughly $175 billion in congressionally approved emergency aid through 2024 [1] [4], while the State Department emphasizes military‑assistance totals (about $66.9 billion) and PDA totals (about $31.7 billion) as of its reporting date [3]. Sources provided do not mention a definitive line‑item-by-line list of every bill with exact Ukraine dollar figures for each legislative text in one place; available sources do not mention a consolidated, legislative-by-legislative table that lists every bill and the precise Ukraine dollar allocation per measure beyond the major supplements and summary tallies (not found in current reporting).
8. Bottom line for readers
Major U.S. components of aid to Ukraine include roughly $61–62 billion in the prominent national-security supplemental (part of a ~$95 billion security package), earlier emergency appropriations that bring congressional approvals to roughly $174–175 billion total, substantial PDA shipments from DoD (about $31.7 billion), and economic/budget support channels including $37.8 billion in ESF/assistance accounts and multilateral World Bank-backed budget support [1] [2] [3] [4]. Political and accounting disputes continue: some lawmakers pressed for more aid (e.g., $54.6 billion proposals) while the new administration signalled shifts in approach, and oversight reports flag differing oversight and disbursement practices [7] [8] [9].