WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans and Democrats alike are claiming victory as Congress moves toward passing this week a final Iraq spending bill that funds the war and does not order troops home.

“Democrats have finally conceded defeat in their effort to include mandatory surrender dates in a funding bill for the troops, so forward progress has been made for the first time in this four-month process,” said House Republican leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.

But as Republicans celebrated, Democrats said the final bill was an example of how far they had been able to push the White House, which initially demanded no restrictions on war funding and opposed the more than $20 billion in domestic and military spending added by the Democrats.

The estimated $120 billion measure would fund about $17 billion in domestic and military-related spending that Bush did not request. It also would threaten to withhold reconstruction aid if Baghdad fails to make progress on political and security reforms.

“I think it’s a giant step to begin the end of this war,” said House Speaker Pelosi, D-Calif.

Lawmakers were on track to pass by week’s end legislation that would fund the war through September. Unable to override another presidential veto, Democrats agreed not set a date for U.S. troop withdrawals.

The estimated $120 billion measure would fund about $17 billion in domestic and military-related spending that President Bush did not request. It also would threaten to withhold reconstruction aid if Baghdad fails to make progress on political and security reforms.

The White House initially was cool to the idea of imposing consequences against the Iraqi government for failing to meet benchmarks, even though the president would be allowed to ignore the restriction if he wants.

The agreement capped weeks of closed-door negotiations among White House aides and Senate and House Democratic leaders.

House Majority Leader Hoyer said Democrats now will focus on 2008 defense spending to try to force an end to the war. The House plans to consider the military’s annual budget this July and delay debate on 2008 war funding to September, just as the White House delivers a critical progress report on Iraq.

“I think we have moved debate very substantially forward, and we will continue to do so” in the upcoming spending bills, said Mr. Hoyer, D-Md.

Ms. Pelosi’s declaration of victory was in spite of her inclination to vote against the war funding measure because it does not include a timetable for troop withdrawals. Other House Democrats said they too would oppose it.

“I’m not voting for anything unless it ends the war,” said Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.

In order to secure the bill’s passage, House leaders are planning to orchestrate two votes tomorrow. The first vote will be on war funding, while the second will decide whether extra money should be spent on domestic emergencies, military base closures, veterans care and other projects.

While Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters and other like-minded Democrats are expected to vote against the first amendment on war funds, GOP members will likely make up for the losses. On the second vote, it is anticipated Democrats will be unified in their support for the measure and overcome GOP objections to the extra spending.

Under the plan, the Senate would receive a single bill and cast its own vote by Friday. If Senate Republicans want to block the added domestic spending, they would have to block the war funds as well.