Democrats objected to the measure, which will now be subject to a vote of the full House.
Senior House Democratic leaders said they were resigned to the measure, which will be in force for six months.
The measure, which will expropriate those with savings in won, was aimed at corrupt officials and well-off traders.
The measure, which will go into effect next year, will affect about 80,000 veterans or widows from more than 20 countries and cost $140 million a year.
"This will become yet another high-stakes accountability measure which will narrow the curriculum still further, cause needless stress for children and encourage teaching to the test.
The Scottish government's measure, which will cost £42m in its first full year of implementation, was first promised by Salmond's administration when it won the 2007 Holyrood election.
The new measure, which will cost an estimated $90 million a year, is to be submitted to Parliament in the fall.
As has been stated previously, this is at best a temporary measure, which will have to be repeated periodically at a tremendous cost to taxpayers.
The Senate voted 42 to 25 to support the president's measure, which will shift the elections to June 28 from Oct. 25.
The government has announced that passenger planes will not fly over central London, a measure which will add to flight times and increase delays.
The measure, which will now go to President Tabaré Vázquez for his signature, will also for the first time allow unmarried couples to adopt.
