The Senate is heading toward a fight over funding to combat the Zika virus ahead of the July 4th recess, the Hill reports.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) teed up a procedural vote on the House-Senate deal, which is attached to a larger military and veterans spending bill.
The agreement would give the Obama administration $1.1 billion to fight the Zika virus heading into summer, falling fall short of the $1.9 billion Obama requested in February.
Of the $1.1 billion, the National Institutes of Health would receive $230 million to help with vaccine work. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would receive $476 million for work on mosquito control and other readiness and response activities, while the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority would get $85 million for research and development priorities, including rapid diagnostic tests.
The State Department and the United States Agency for International Development would receive $175 million to help prevent the spread of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in the United States.
The House passed the legislation late last week over the protest of Democrats before leaving town early for the break.
McConnell will need 60 votes to get the legislation over an initial procedural hurdle, expected on Tuesday, the Hill reports.