A stand-alone bill to send $17.6 billion in aid to Israel was rejected in the House on Tuesday evening as Democrats instead called for broader legislation that would also assist Ukraine and provide humanitarian aid for the war-torn Gaza Strip.
The bill, which was considered under suspension of the rules and needed a two-thirds majority to pass, went down on a 250-180 vote. Forty-six Democrats voted yes, while 14 Republicans voted no.
The vote comes as the Senate is struggling to find a path forward for its $118.3 billion supplemental package funding Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and border security. That bill seems similarly short of support as Senate Republicans condemn the measure’s immigration policy changes.
