House Rejects Amendment to Stop Sending Cluster Bombs to Ukraine

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced the amendment to a House Defense Appropriations Bill on Sept. 27.

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The House of Representatives voted on Sept. 27 against an amendment to stop the United States from sending cluster munitions to Ukrainian forces.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who has opposed other measures of U.S. aid going to Ukraine, introduced an amendment to a House Defense Appropriations Bill on Sept. 27, seeking to end the flow of cluster munitions to Ukraine in future aid packages. The amendment failed by a vote of 160–269.