The Senate is expected to reach an agreement this week on a bipartisan Ukraine defense bill. Partisan disagreement over the type and timing of the sanctions part of this bill has stalled its progress, but there are no partisan hang-ups over the military aid portion: both parties support triggering an influx of US weapons into Ukraine.

Previous legislation shows just how much agreement there is on this point. A recent bill sponsored by Republicans would authorize $386 million in military aid for Ukraine. A similar bill pushed by Democratic leadership would authorize $500 million for the same purpose. Moreover, both bills prompt Biden to use his drawdown authority — which allows the president to transfer items in US military stockpiles to non-US militaries — “to the maximum extent available” for Ukraine. Moreover, each piece of legislation instructs the Pentagon to offload its surplus matériel — “excess defense articles” — in the country.

Another Republican bill would permit a lend-lease-style agreement with Ukraine that would allow Biden to transfer even more weapons without needing money from Congress or Ukraine to do it. The Democrats’ bill also supports direct loans of combat gear to Ukraine, albeit to a more limited extent than the Republican version. In short, Republicans and Democrats are both sold on the idea of flooding Ukraine with American weapons.