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Ukraine aid:House leaders decided to vote Tuesday on the package, putting off an expected Friday vote.

Aidto cash-strappedUkraineand sanctions on Russia remain on track in the U.S. Congress, but it will take a few days longer before the legislation gets to President Barack Obama.

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House leaders decided to vote Tuesday on the package, putting off an expected Friday vote. Congressional aidessaid the decision by the International Monetary Fund on Thursday to release billions of dollars toUkraine lessened the urgency to act.

The delay ensures that House members will have a chance to go on record with a roll-call vote in backing the Senate version of the bill.

If signed into law, the bill would provide $1 billion in loan guarantees toUkraineand further sanction Russia for its annexation of Crimea.

"We must target those guilty of aggression againstUkraineand stand by our allies and friends to ensure peace and security in Europe," said Rep. Ed Royce, a Republican and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Obama was wrapping up a three-country European trip during which he solicited support of allies in challenging Russia's moves inUkraine. The rare congressional unity contrasted with recent partisan divisions over theUkrainepackage, including disputes over new IRS regulations on groups claiming tax-exempt status and International Monetary Fund reforms.

In a retreat two days earlier, Senate Democrats backed down and stripped the IMF reform language from the bill, a defeat for the Obama administration, which had promoted the IMF provisions.

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Ukraine aid from US? House vote to be held next week.