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The Senate overwhelmingly approved the bill on Thursday, sending it to the president for his approval.
The U.S. Capitol.
Biden is expected to sign the bill after it passed 86-11 Thursday afternoon, nine days after the House passed it in a bipartisan 368-57 vote.
The package gives Biden the power to send up to $11 billion worth of U.S. equipment to Ukraine.
Lawmakers tried to pass the bill quickly last week using the Senate's unanimous consent rules, but Paul was a frequent critic of U.S. policy toward Ukraine.
Last month, Biden asked Congress to approve $33 billion in military and economic aid. The president urged lawmakers to speed up the process last week, saying in a statement that the administration is about 10 days away from running out of resources.
The Pentagon said last week that the United States has given around $3.8 billion in military assistance to Ukraine. Before the invasion began, the Biden Administration increased shipments of anti-tank missiles and other supplies. As the Ukrainian military fought against Russia, the types of American-bought equipment offered to it grew more advanced. In March, the United States was told by the Ukrainian government that it needs 500 new anti-tank missiles a day. Russia's invasion decimates the Ukrainian economy and forces millions of refugees to flee to neighboring countries, and the administration has sent humanitarian funding.
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