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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 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.
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 ...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted Democrats for acting like “children" at President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday.
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".
According to Rule I, clause 8 of the House rules, the next person on that list “shall act as Speaker pro tempore until the election of a Speaker or a Speaker pro tempore.” We now know that's ...
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 ...