It passed with a vote of sixty-four to thirty-four, showing the clear dislike of it.
The House vote for it, last Wednesday.
President Obama is expected to sign the bill, either this evening or tomorrow.
Under the bill the debt ceiling is now raised until May 18.
Both the House and Senate are required to come up with budgets by April 15, or the salaries of that body will be stopped, until they can do so.
The Senate has not passed a budget since 2009, despite the House doing so, repeatedly.
However, it could be a struggle to get even that far.
On March 1, the "fiscal cliff" will strike again, if something isn't done by then, and then on March 27, the government will run out of money, with which to stay open.
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