The House of Representatives on Friday approved the Senate-passed $1.7 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September, sending the measure to President Joe Biden's desk ahead of a shutdown deadline.

The bill also includes nearly $45 billion in aid for Ukraine — as well as amendment that will allow the sale and seizure of assets from Russian oligarchs to be transferred to Ukraine — as well as a bipartisan overhaul to the Electoral Count Reform Act, legislation to protect pregnant workers against discrimination, federal workplace protections for nursing mothers to pump breast milk, and a measure to strengthen antitrust enforcement.

Both Democrats and Republicans claimed victories on the bill, which includes roughly $772.5 billion for non-defense, discretionary programs and $858 billion for defense and would finance agencies through September.

The final vote in the House was 225-201-1, following a 68-29 vote in the Senate on Thursday. Nine Republicans joined nearly every House Democrat to pass the bill, including Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., Chris Jacobs, R-N.Y., Fred Upton, R-Mich., and John Katko, R-N.Y.

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the only Democrat to vote against the bill, while fellow progressive Rep. Rashia Tlaib, D-Mich, voted present.

"The bipartisan funding bill advances key priorities for our country and caps off a year of historic bipartisan progress for the American people," President Biden said in a statement. "This bill is good for our economy our competitiveness, and our communities – and I will sign it into law as soon as it reaches my desk."

"This bill will advance cutting-edge research on cancer and other diseases through my ARPA-H initiative," Biden continued. It will put more cops on the beat, invest in community policing, and provide the highest funding level for the Violence Against Women Act in history. It will help us meet our sacred obligation to America’s veterans and deliver on the promise of the PACT Act, my bipartisan legislation to expand health care benefits to veterans. It will provide additional assistance to Ukraine, another demonstration of our bipartisan support for Ukraine after President Zelenskyy’s visit. It will help communities recovering from devastating natural disasters get back on their feet. And, it’ll strengthen worker protections for pregnant women."

"And, bipartisan members of Congress passed the Electoral Count Act and took long overdue steps to protect the integrity of our elections," the president wrote. "This is critical bipartisan action that will help ensure that the will of the people is preserved."

"Neither side got everything it wanted in this agreement – that’s what happens in a negotiation," Biden wrote in his statement, later adding: "This bill is further proof that Republicans and Democrats can come together to deliver for the American people, and I’m looking forward to continued bipartisan progress in the year ahead.

The proceedings in the House on Friday took several hours, beginning in the morning and stretching into the afternoon, in part because of a Republican-backed effort to adjourn the House and the sheer number of lawmakers voting by proxy on Friday. More than half of the House had active letters allowing them to vote by proxy as of Friday.

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., railed against the bill on the House floor Friday, calling it a "monstrosity" and "one of the most shameless acts I've seen in this body."

"The appropriations process has failed the American public," the California Republican said, saying the bill represents "no greater example of the nail in the coffin of the failure" of Democratic control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.

McCarthy particularly took umbrage with the fact that the bill's two chief negotiators – Senate appropriations chair Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and vice chair Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. – are retiring and will no longer have to face the American voters.

"Guess who wrote it?" the GOP leader asked of the bill. "Two retiring Senators."

Other party leaders encouraged lawmakers to pass the bill quickly in order to leave Washington ahead of the winter storm that is wreaking havoc across the country, disrupting travel nationwide.

In one of her last floor speeches in leadership, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she was also hoping to make her address Thursday "one of my shortest," citing the need to get home before the holidays, especially with the winter storm.

"This bill is about our heroes, honoring our heroes," Pelosi said, citing the funding for veterans, first responders and victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, as well as the "extraordinary heroes in Ukraine fighting on the front lines of democracy."

Pelosi also praised the bill's efforts to safeguard democracy, highlighting the electoral reform provisions in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

"This is truly a package for the people," the venerable California Democrat said, before wishing everyone a happy holidays.

On Thursday, 18 Republicans joined every Senate Democrat in passing the measure after lawmakers considered more than a dozen amendments to the bill.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, who chairs the appropriations committee and was one of the key negotiators on the bill, presided over the Senate for the majority of Thursday’s proceedings and gaveled out the vote, capping off a nearly 50-year career. The venerable Vermont Democrat and President pro tempore of the Senate is retiring at the end of his term.

"I brought a lot of bills to the floor," Leahy said before the vote. "This is the last one."

Lawmakers on Thursday applauded Leahy and his counterpart on the appropriations committee, Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby, who negotiated the bill. Shelby is also retiring at the end of this term.

"This package also represents a serious commitment to our national defense, aid for Americans in need as a result of natural disasters, and continuing support for the people of Ukraine as they fight against Russian aggression," said Shelby. "While the path to get here was winding at times, I am proud that we have completed our work for the American people."

"I have been blessed to represent the great state of Alabama for 36 years in the Senate, and it is my hope that I have left the state better than I found it," Shelby added. "I look forward to witnessing the results of this funding and the state’s continued growth as a private citizen in just a few short weeks. Thank you, Alabama. Serving you has been the honor of my lifetime."

Many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle wanted to lock in government funding before a new GOP-controlled House next year could make it harder to find compromise on spending.

Lawmakers on Wednesday night expressed concern that the bill might not go ahead due to disagreements over amendments, even after hearing a rousing speech from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his whirlwind one-day trip to the United States.

“This bill is hanging by a thread,” said Delaware Sen. Chris Coons on Wednesday night.

Senators were in disagreement about which amendments to consider, including a dispute over an amendment related to Title 42, which would extend the COVID-19 pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Republicans wanted to ensure vote on an amendment from Utah Sen. Mike Lee, which would have prevented federal funds from being used to end Title 42 — and would have no doubt doomed the bill in the Democrat-controlled House, forcing lawmakers to scramble ahead of the Friday shutdown deadline.

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Montana Sen. Jon Tester offered an amendment of their own related to the border and Title 42, which appeared to break the logjam related to amendments.

Both Title 42-related amendments failed, setting the omnibus bill on a glidepath toward passage.

A number of other amendments were considered, including one from Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson which would cut all earmarks from the bill — which also failed.

A number of other amendments ended up being adopted into the bill, including:

• The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, offered by Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, which aims to enhance federal protections for pregnant workers (Passed 73-24)
• The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act, introduced by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, which expands protections for nursing mothers by providing space and time for employees to pump and store breast milk at work (Passed 92-5)
• An amendment from Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar stepping up antitrust enforcement, which (Passed 88-8)
• An amendment from South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham that allows for the seizure and sale of assets from Russian oligarchs to be transferred to Ukraine (Passed unanimously)
• An amendment from New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand which increases funding for a federal program that provides monitoring and treatment for responders and survivors who suffer from health conditions related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks (Passed 90-6)
• An bipartisan amendment from New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton providing restitution for terror attack victims (Passed 93-4)

The bill, which runs for 4,155 pages, includes about $772.5 billion for non-defense, discretionary programs and $858 billion for defense and would finance agencies through September.

Lawmakers worked to stuff as many priorities as they could into the sprawling package, likely the last major bill of the current Congress. That includes $27 billion in disaster funding to help communities recovering from disasters and extreme weather events as well as an overhaul of federal election law that aims to prevent any future presidents or presidential candidates from trying to overturn an election.

The bipartisan electoral overhaul was a direct response to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to convince Republican lawmakers and then-Vice President Mike Pence to object to the certification of Biden’s victory on Jan. 6, 2021.

The spending bill also contains scores of policy changes that lawmakers worked furiously to include to avoid having to start over in the new Congress next year.

Examples include a provision from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., that bans TikTok on government cell phones due to security concerns. Another provision supported by the Maine delegation was added to aid the state's lobster and Jonah crab fisheries, delaying regulations proposed to help save endangered North Atlantic right whales. And, on the health care front, the bill requires states to keep children enrolled in Medicaid on coverage for at least a year, which advocates say increases access to preventative care.

However, millions who enrolled in the health care program for low-income Americans could start to lose coverage on April 1 because the bill sunsets a requirement of the COVID-19 public health emergency that prohibited states from booting people off Medicaid.

The bill also provides roughly $15.3 billion for more than 7,200 projects that lawmakers sought for their home states and districts. Under revamped rules for community project funding, also referred to as earmarks, lawmakers must post their requests online and attest they have no financial interest in the projects. Still, many fiscal conservatives criticize the earmarking as leading to unnecessary spending.

Some Republican senators raised objections to the measure, not only because the amount of spending but because of Congress's habit of placing 12 separate appropriations bills into one massive package long after the fiscal year has begun and just before critical deadlines approach.

“Giving us a bill at 1:28 in the morning, that's over 4,000 pages, that nobody will have an opportunity to read, that we'll have no idea what's in it, is not the way to run your personal life, your business life or your government," said Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. “This has to stop."

House Republicans, including Leader McCarthy, urged their colleagues in the Senate to only support a short-term extension. That way, they would have more ability to shape the legislation. McCarthy spoke to senators during their caucus lunch Wednesday. A notice sent by GOP leadership to House members urged them to vote against the measure when it comes to the House.

“This deal is designed to sideline the incoming Republican House Majority by extending many programs for multiple years and providing large funding increases for Democrat priorities on top of the exorbitant spending that has already been appropriated this year," the notice stated.

The letter echoed a similar threat sent in a letter by multiple Republican lawmakers and lawmakers-elect earlier this week that, if Senate Republicans vote for the bill, they would oppose their legislative priorities.

Thirty-one House GOP lawmakers and lawmakers-elect signed a letter pledging that they will "do everything in our power to thwart even the smallest legislative and policy efforts" of Senate Republicans who vote to pass the $1.7 trillion full-year government spending bill.

Thirty-one conservatives signed the letter urging Senate Republicans to "use every tool possible to kill this bill," warning that "failure to do so will result in not only legislative and political consequences, but irrevocable consequences for our nation."

News of the letter was first reported by Punchbowl News on Wednesday. Notable signatories include New York Rep. Claudia Tenney, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, Florida Rep. Greg Steube and Texas Reps. Ronny Jackson, Mayra Flores, and Rep.-elect Keith Self.

The letter, released Wednesday, echoes a similar threat in a letter sent by 13 Republican lawmakers and lawmakers-elect earlier this week.

“We are obliged to inform you that if any omnibus passes in the remaining days of this Congress, we will oppose and whip opposition to any legislative priority of those senators who vote for this bill — including the Republican leader,” the letter, released Monday night, reads.