President pro tempore of the United States Senate

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United States federal government office position in the United States Senate presiding officer

The President pro tempore of the United States Senate is a senior member of the majority party who presides over the Senate in the vice president’s absence and is high in the line of presidential succession.

Aliases (6)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government office → position in the United States Senate → presiding officer →
administrativeRole	signs legislation and warrants →
associatedBody	United States Congress →
branch	legislative branch →
ceremonialRole	largely ceremonial in modern practice →
chamber	United States Senate → upper house of the United States Congress →
constitutionalArticle	Article I of the United States Constitution →
constitutionalOfficer	yes →
constitutionalSection	Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	United States Constitution →
deputy	acting president pro tempore → designated senators who preside in rotation →
electedBy	members of the United States Senate →
eligibleFor	presidential succession →
firstHolder	John Langdon →
firstHolderStartDate	1789 →
governingBodyType	bicameral legislature →
hasPower	may appoint other senators to preside → may perform certain administrative and ceremonial duties → may preside over Senate debates →
legalBasis	United States Constitution →
lineOfSuccessionDefinedBy	Presidential Succession Act of 1947 →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
officeLocation	United States Capitol →
officeType	legislative leadership position →
partOf	United States Senate → legislative branch of the United States federal government →
precededInSuccessionBy	speaker of the United States House of Representatives → vice president of the United States →
presidesOver	United States Senate →
presidesWhen	when the vice president of the United States is absent →
rankInPresidentialSuccession	third →
reportsTo	United States Senate →
residenceRequirement	must be a United States senator →
roleInGovernment	presiding officer of the United States Senate in the absence of the vice president →
selectionMethod	elected by the United States Senate →
styleOfAddress	Madam President → Mr. President →
symbolicSignificance	symbol of majority party seniority in the Senate →
termLength	serves at the pleasure of the Senate → traditionally serves until a change in the majority party or retirement →
typicalPartyAffiliation	majority party in the United States Senate →
typicalSeniority	most senior member of the majority party →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Birch Bayh → Carl Hayden → Daniel Inouye → Nathaniel Macon → Richard Henry Lee → Ted Stevens →	positionHeld
Congressional Gold Medal ("President pro tempore of the Senate") →	conferredBy
Presidential Succession Act →	definesSuccessionPosition
President of the United States Senate →	differsFrom
Texas House of Representatives ("Speaker pro tempore") →	elects
Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution ("office of President pro tempore of the Senate") →	establishes
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives →	followedInSuccessionBy
Arizona Senate ("President Pro Tempore of the Senate") →	hasOfficer
United States Senate ("President pro tempore") →	hasOfficerTitle
United States Senate leadership →	hasRole
President pro tempore of the California State Senate →	isSimilarTo
President of the United States Senate →	mayDelegateTo
Ted Stevens ("President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate") →	nobleTitle
Senate leadership offices ("President pro tempore of the Senate") →	occupantRole
Architect of the Capitol →	reportsTo
Senate Minority Leader →	worksWith