The US House of Representatives has approved a $1.4 trillion budget that also includes support for Georgia

The spending package now heads to the Senate, where lawmakers aim to approve it before current government funding runs out on Saturday, avoiding the type of messy budget battle that resulted in a record 35-day interruption of government services late last year and early this year.

The largest expenditure in the bill is for the Department of Defense, which would get a total of $738 billion for this year, $22 billion more than last year.

The document says that Georgia is a partner of the United States and Congress reaffirms its support for the country"s sovereignty and does not recognize the independence of the occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions.