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Since the office was created in 1789, 92 individuals, from 39 of the 50 states, have served as president pro tempore of the Senate. The current president pro tempore is Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who assumed office on January 3, 2025, at the start of the 119th Congress. In 2001, the honorary title of president pro tempore emeritus was created, and ...
The office of president pro tempore was established by the Constitution of the United States in 1789. Between 1792 and 1886, the president pro tempore was second in the line of presidential succession, following the vice president and preceding the speaker. Through 1891, the president pro tempore was appointed on an intermittent basis only ...
The following is a list of state-level presidents pro tempore in the United States: [1] State President Party Since Alabama Del Marsh: R 2010 Arizona Eddie Farnsworth: R
Pages in category "Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate" The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval in the U.S. Senate. This would erode the power of Congress and remove a ...
In 2007, Senate Democrats, under Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.,), began the practice of holding “pro forma” (non-business) sessions every fourth day in order to block President George W ...
President pro tempore William R. King: March 4 – April 18, 1853 President of the Senate David Rice Atchison: April 18, 1853 – December 4, 1854 President pro tempore Lewis Cass: December 4, 1854 President pro tempore Jesse D. Bright: December 5, 1854 – June 9, 1856 President pro tempore Charles E. Stuart: June 9–10, 1856 President pro ...
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".