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Pro tempore (/ ˌ p r oʊ ˈ t ɛ m p ə r i,-ˌ r eɪ /), abbreviated pro tem or p.t., [1] [2] is a Latin phrase which best translates to 'for the time being' in English. This phrase is often used to describe a person who acts as a locum tenens ('placeholder'). The phrase is also used to describe officers appointed on a temporary basis, prior ...
In 2007, Byrd returned as president pro tempore, and Stevens became the third president pro tempore emeritus, when the Democrats gained control of the Senate. [8] Although a president pro tempore emeritus has no official duties, they are entitled to an increase in staff, [26] and advise party leaders on the functions of the Senate. [citation ...
The secretary examines and signs every act that has been passed by the Senate. In certain parliamentary circumstances, the secretary may also preside over the Senate. The most recent occurrence was on June 28, 2010, after Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, who had been serving as President Pro Tempore died, and Vice President Joseph Biden ...
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate (also president pro tem) is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. Article I, Section Three of the United States Constitution provides that the vice president of the United States, despite not being a senator, is the president of the Senate.
Pro tempore means for the time being and this office is usually held by the most senior member of the Senate's majority party and customarily keeps this position until there is a change in party control. Accordingly, the Senate does not necessarily elect a new president pro tempore at the beginning of a new Congress.
A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. [1] The phrase pro tempore is Latin "for the time being".
Kelly Hines, a retired U.S. Army Colonel, and Jenny Schmitt, an advanced practice nurse anesthetist, are on the runoff ballot for Senate District 47, which is currently held by Speaker Pro Tem ...
President pro tempore Willie P. Mangum: May 31, 1842 – March 4, 1845 President pro tempore George M. Dallas: March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849 President of the Senate Millard Fillmore: March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850 President of the Senate Vacant July 9–11, 1850 [a] William R. King: July 11, 1850 – December 20, 1852 President pro tempore