Senate of Puerto Rico
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The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper chamber of the island’s bicameral legislature, responsible for crafting laws, confirming key executive appointments, and providing oversight of the territorial government.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
public institution ⓘ upper house of legislature ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
Constitution of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
laws of the United States applicable to Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| budgetRole | participates in approval of Puerto Rico’s budget ⓘ |
| canInitiate | bills ⓘ |
| chamberOf | Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| confirmationPower | confirms key executive appointments in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| confirms |
cabinet-level appointments of the Governor of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
certain judicial appointments in Puerto Rico ⓘ heads of major public corporations in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | constitutional body ⓘ |
| country | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| electionCycle | every 4 years ⓘ |
| electoralDistricts | 8 senatorial districts of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| employer | civil service staff of the Senate of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| hasAtLargeSeats | 11 ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasDistrictSeats | 16 ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | House of Representatives of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| hasMemberType | senator ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://senado.pr.gov ⓘ |
| hasType | bicameral legislature upper chamber ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
amends laws of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
enacts laws for Puerto Rico ⓘ repeals laws of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Juan
ⓘ
surface form:
San Juan, Puerto Rico
|
| mainFunctions | legislation, confirmation, and oversight ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Capitol of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 27 ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | provides oversight of the territorial government of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| oversightTools |
hearings
ⓘ
investigations ⓘ subpoena power ⓘ |
| partOf | Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| secondaryOfficerTitle | President pro tempore of the Senate of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| sessionLocation | Senate chamber in the Capitol of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| sharesPowerWith | House of Representatives of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| termLengthYears | 4 ⓘ |
| usesSeal | Seal of the Senate of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| votingSystem | mixed electoral system ⓘ |
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