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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
President pro tempore of the United States Senate canonical 27
President pro tempore of the Senate 3
President Pro Tempore of the Senate 1

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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Presidential Succession Act → definesSuccessionPosition → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives → followedInSuccessionBy → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
United States Senate → hasOfficerTitle → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
this entity surface form: President pro tempore
President of the United States Senate → mayDelegateTo → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
President of the United States Senate → differsFrom → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Congressional Gold Medal → conferredBy → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
this entity surface form: President pro tempore of the Senate
President pro tempore of the California State Senate → isSimilarTo → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Texas House of Representatives → elects → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Speaker pro tempore
Senate Minority Leader → worksWith → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Senate leadership offices → occupantRole → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
this entity surface form: President pro tempore of the Senate
United States Senate leadership → hasRole → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Richard Henry Lee → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Architect of the Capitol → reportsTo → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Carl Hayden → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Nathaniel Macon → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Daniel Inouye → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Birch Bayh → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Arizona Senate → hasOfficer → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
this entity surface form: President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution → establishes → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
this entity surface form: office of President pro tempore of the Senate
Ted Stevens → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Ted Stevens → nobleTitle → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
this entity surface form: President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate
Senate → hasOfficer → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Senate
this entity surface form: President pro tempore of the Senate
Walter F. George → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Strom → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
subject surface form: Strom Thurmond
President of the Senate → canDelegateTo → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
subject surface form: President of the Senate of the United States
President of the Senate → successorRoleWhenAbsent → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
subject surface form: President of the Senate of the United States
United States Capitol for Senate duties → usedBy → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Ralph Izard → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Key Pittman → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Pat Harrison → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Willie Person Mangum → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
James P. Clarke → positionHeld → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Chuck Grassley → leadershipRole → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Allen J. Ellender → leadershipRole → President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ