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The United States Senate Chamber is a room in the north wing of the United States Capitol that has served as the legislative chamber of the United States Senate, since January 4, 1859. [1] The Senate first convened in its current meeting place after utilizing Federal Hall , Congress Hall , and the Old Senate Chamber in the Capitol building for ...
A typical Senate desk on the floor of the United States Senate One hundred desks are arranged in the chamber in a semicircular pattern and are divided by a wide central aisle. The Democratic Party traditionally sits to the presiding officer's right, and the Republican Party traditionally sits to the presiding officer's left, regardless of which ...
The party leadership of the United States Senate refers to the officials elected by the Senate Democratic Caucus and the Senate Republican Conference to manage the affairs of each party in the Senate. Each party is led by a floor leader who directs the legislative agenda of their caucus in the Senate, and who is augmented by an Assistant Leader ...
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress.
Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) says his desk on the Senate floor contained a serendipitous surprise — it once belonged to one of his political heroes. The New Jersey Democrat — who was appointed to ...
The Senate's power to establish rules derives from Article One, Section 5 of the United States Constitution: "Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings ..." There are currently forty-five rules, with the latest revision adopted on January 24, 2013. [ 1 ]
In his maiden floor speech as Senate majority leader, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota used his first few minutes of floor time to make a commitment to defend the filibuster rule, which requires at ...
The United States Constitution designates the vice president of the United States as president of the Senate. The Constitution also calls for a president pro tempore, to serve as the presiding officer when the president of the Senate (the vice president) is absent. In practice, neither the vice president nor the president pro tempore ...