U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (L) and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R).Alex Wong/Getty Images The Senate made surprising progress Thursday night on the debt ceiling bill, passing it 63 to 36. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk, where it will be signed into law. Monday was the deadline for the bill to pass before the government would default. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy's debt ceiling bill just cleared its final major hurdle.On Thursday night, the Senate voted to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act by a vote of 63-36, sending it to Biden's desk just days before the US could default as early as June 5.