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Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines 

 with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. The huge, still-unreleased bill is slated for votes on Monday — with lawmakers having only a few hours to read it before casting their votes.

Here are some highlights of the measure with overall funding amounts and specific amounts for some but not necessarily all initiatives; some amounts are not yet available and some aspects of the catchall bill do not involve spending.

The bill also includes $1.4 trillion in annual spending bills that fund agency operating budgets through Sept. 30 of next year. The measure has not been released but provides President Donald Trump with a last, $1.4 billion installment for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

The measure also contains more than 3,000 pages of miscellaneous legislation, including:

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Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. The huge, still-unreleased bill is slated for votes on Monday — with lawmakers having only a few hours to read it before casting their votes.

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Highlights of $900 billion COVID-19 relief, wrap-up bills

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