The Senate is set to vote on final passage of the monstrous $1.7 trillion “Ukraine First” 2023 omnibus on Thursday that throws President Zelensky $47 billion, after senators reached an agreement over a dispute pertaining to a Trump-era border restriction, Title 42, during the Covid-19 public health emergency.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday morning that a time agreement had been reached. Following votes on 13 omnibus amendments and a disaster aid measure proposed by Sen. Rick Scott, (R-FL), the Senate will vote on final passage later today.

“It’s taken a while, but it is worth it,” Schumer said. He cautioned senators to remain in their seats so they can wrap up swiftly and get the measure over to the House, which could clear it as soon as Thursday.

The latest holdup was over Title 42, a pandemic-era asylum restriction that the Biden administration is aiming to lift. Sen. Mike Lee, (R-UT), introduced an amendment to bar the administration from ending the Title 42 policy and wanted a simple majority threshold for adoption of the amendment, while Democrats wanted to raise the bar to 60 votes.

According to RollCall.com, Senators Kyrsten Sinema, (I-AZ), and Jon Tester, (D-MT) proposed an amendment that, in addition to blocking funds for ending Title 42 would appropriate $8.7 billion for border security and migrant care. While Lee’s amendment would have a simple majority threshold, the Sinema-Tester amendment will have a 60-vote threshold.

Provided by Roll Call, Amendments that will be voted on with a 60-vote threshold are: 

• An amendment by Sen. Rand Paul, R-K.y. to raise the 60-vote threshold for waiving budget points of order under the 1974 law establishing the modern budget process. 
• A Johnson amendment to remove border management funds used to transport migrants. 
• A Bill Cassidy, R-La., amendment to attach a bipartisan bill he co-authored with Bob Casey, D-Pa., that would put in place protections for pregnant workers against workplace discrimination. 
• A second-degree amendment to Cassidy’s from Mike Braun, R-Ind.
• A proposal from John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., to give state and local officials more flexibility in how they spend coronavirus relief dollars.
• A Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., amendment to authorize the administration to use the seized assets of Russian oligarchs to provide aid to the Ukrainian people.
• An amendment from Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., requires employers to provide employees with space in the workplace and time off to pump breast milk.
• An amendment from Lee and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., to increase merger filing fees.
• A Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., amendment to provide $1 billion to the World Trade Center Health Fund for first responders who got sick after the 9/11 cleanup effort and extend the program to 2027. 
• An amendment proposed by Sens. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., to provide $6 billion in compensation payments to a fund of victims of state-sponsored terror, from 9/11 families to families of victims of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut due to Iran’s alleged involvement. 

Amendments that will require a simple majority for adoption include the following:

• An amendment proposed by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., to eliminate earmarks from the bill. The bill includes $15.3 billion for 7,234 earmarked projects.
• A Lee amendment to extend pay and benefits for Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis, who is serving time in a Japanese prison for killing two people in a 2021 car crash.
• A second-degree amendment to Cassidy’s proposed by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. 

Final passage Thursday in the Senate paves the way for the House to pass the bill ahead of government spending expiring at midnight on Friday.