The House passed legislation Thursday that would implement a free-trade agreement with Peru, even though fewer than half the Democrats on hand voted for the measure.

The bill, which passed 285-132, now heads to the Senate, which has 15 legislative days to act under fast-track trade negotiating rules that were in force when the pact was negotiated. The measure is expected to easily clear the Senate, though not until after the Thanksgiving recess.

President Bush hailed the House vote and urged Congress to approve implementing legislation for three other pending trade deals — with Panama, Colombia and South Korea.

“Today’s vote in the House is the first on a free trade agreement since my administration and the leaders of both parties in Congress agreed on a new bipartisan way forward,” Bush said in a statement.

“I encourage the U.S. Senate to quickly approve this agreement, and for Congress then to move promptly to consideration of our free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.”

Bush is not likely to get his wish on the other trade pacts.

Only 109 Democrats supported the Peru pact, despite a deal earlier this year strengthened its protections for the environment and workers. The measure drew support from 176 Republicans.