The Senate passed a motion to progress Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus in an all-night session where VP Harris was the tiebreaker vote

<p><img src="https://static4.businessinsider.com/image/601d291a19cbd800188afe2f-2000/GettyImages-1230974889.jpg" alt="Harris" data-mce-source="Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Vice President Kamala Harris is seen during ceremonial swearing in photo ops with Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on February 4, 2021 in Washington, D.C." border="0"></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>The US Senate early Friday morning passed a budget resolution that paves the way for Congress to approve President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus bill.&nbsp;</p><p>The vote was split along party lines, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the deciding vote for the resolution to be approved 51-50 at around 5:35 a.m. </p><p>It was Harris' first tie-breaking Senate vote since her election as vice president, with the Senate evenly split between Democratic and Republican senators.&nbsp;</p><p>The resolution will allow Democrats to pass Biden's stimulus bill with no GOP support.&nbsp;</p><p>With the tool, Democrats can pass the stimulus bill with a simple majority vote, evading potential GOP blocking tactics that would have otherwise required a two-thirds Senate majority vote to override.&nbsp;</p><p>The resolution was passed as part of an all-night marathon of amendment votes known as a "vote-a-rama."&nbsp;</p><p>It will now be sent to the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives for ratification.&nbsp;</p><p>The process by lawmakers and government officials of crafting Biden's relief bill can now begin in earnest. Biden is still seeking bipartisan backing for a stimulus bill.</p><p>Any measures and compromises agreed with GOP senators as part of negotiations can still be built into the stimulus bill, which could then be passed with Republican support meaning Democrats wouldn't need the resolution tool approved Friday.&nbsp;</p><p>Democrats are aiming to push through the stimulus bill by March 14, when special unemployment benefits expire unless Congress acts to renew them.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-passes-motion-to-progress-biden-19-trillion-stimulus-bill-2021-2#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-travel-during-coronavirus-outbreak-planes-airports-virus-2020-3">Here's what it's like to travel during the coronavirus outbreak</a></p>
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