United States Senate

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Upper chamber of U.S. Congress

• Term Length

  6 years (staggered)

• Headquarters

  United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

• Representation

  2 senators per state

• Number of Members

  100 senators

• Presiding Officer

  Vice President of the United States

• Constitutional Basis

  Article One of the U.S. Constitution

• Number of Committees

  20

• Minimum Age for Senator

  30 years old

• Presiding Officer (absence of VP)

  President pro tempore

• Residency Requirement for Senator

  Resident of the state they represent

• Citizenship Requirement for Senator

  U.S. citizen for 9 years or more

• Current Party Composition (as of search results)

  53 Republicans, 47 Democrats (includes 2 Independents caucusing with Democrats)

Timeline

• The U.S. Senate, as established by Article One of the U.S. Constitution, first convened. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1789-03-04

• Inception of the United States Senate. (Source: Wikidata)

  1789-01-01

• Senators were appointed by state legislatures. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1789-1913

• Ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, leading to senators being elected by statewide popular vote. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1913-01-01

• The practice of majority and minority parties electing their floor leaders began. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1920s

• The United States reached 50 states, resulting in the Senate having 100 senators. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1959-01-01

United States Senate

The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to make and pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate has exclusive power to confirm U.S. presidential appointments, to approve or reject treaties, and to convict or exonerate impeachment cases brought by the House. The Senate and the House provide a check and balance on the powers of the executive and judicial branches of government. The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the U.S. Constitution, which has been in effect since March 4, 1789. Each of the 50 states is represented by two senators who serve staggered six-year terms, for a total of 100 members. From its inception in 1789 until 1913, senators were appointed by the state legislatures of their respective states. Since 1913, however, following ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment senators have been elected by statewide popular vote. The Senate has several powers of advice and consent. These include the approval of treaties, the confirmation of Cabinet secretaries, federal judges (including justices of the Supreme Court), flag officers, regulatory officials, ambassadors, other federal executive officials, and federal uniformed officers. If no candidate receives a majority of electors for vice president, the duty falls to the Senate to elect one of the top two recipients of electors to that office. The Senate conducts trials of officials who have been impeached by the House. The Senate has been considered both a more deliberative and prestigious body than the House of Representatives due to its longer terms, smaller size, and statewide constituencies, which historically led to a more collegial and less partisan atmosphere. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., the nation's capital. Despite not being a senator, the vice president of the United States serves as ex officio presiding officer and president of the Senate; the vice president may vote only if the Senate is equally divided. In the vice president's absence, the president pro tempore, who is traditionally the most senior member of the Senate majority party, presides over the Senate, and more often by rule allows a junior senator to take the chair, guided by the parliamentarian. In the early 1920s, the practice of majority and minority parties electing their floor leaders began. The Senate's legislative and executive business is managed and scheduled by the Senate majority leader, who, on occasion, negotiates some matters with the Senate minority leader. A characteristic practice in the Senate is the filibuster on some matters and its remedy the vote on cloture.

Web Search Results

• United States Senate - Wikipedia

  The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to make and pass or defeat federal legislation. [...] The Senate has exclusive power to confirm U.S. presidential appointments, to approve or reject treaties, and to convict or exonerate impeachment cases brought by the House. The Senate and the House provide a check and balance on the powers of the executive and judicial branches of government. The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the U.S. Constitution, which has been in effect since March 4, 1789. Each of the 50 states is represented by two senators who [...] First convened in 1789, the Senate of the United States was formed on the example of the ancient Roman Senate. The name is derived from the senatus, Latin for council of elders, derived from senex, meaning old man in Latin. Article Five of the Constitution stipulates that no constitutional amendment may be created to deprive a state of its equal suffrage in the Senate without that state's consent. The United States has had 50 states since 1959, thus the Senate has had 100 senators since 1959.

• U.S. Senators | Citizens Clean Elections Commission

  The Senate is considered the upper chamber of congress. Every state elects two U.S. Senators that make up the 100 members in the Senate. These senators are elected to serve six-year terms and are a part of the Legislative branch of government. Their constitutional powers include; proposing legislation, drafting or amending bills, filibuster(delay or block legislation via prolonged debate), oversight of the federal budget, and the executive branch by approving or rejecting presidential [...] appointees for agencies. The Senate approves treaties with foreign nations that were negotiated by the Executive branch. The Senate also has the power to convict an executive or judicial official with a two-thirds vote in an impeachment trial. The Vice President is considered the President of the Senate but can only vote if there is a tie. There are 20 committees in the U.S. Senate. [...] Skip to Main Content Home Election Security Federal U.S. Senators ## About the U.S. Senate:

• Representatives and Senators in Congress - GovTrack

  The United States Congress has two chambers, one called the Senate and the other called the House of Representatives (or “House” for short) which share the responsibilities of the legislative process to create federal statutory law. They occupy opposite ends of the Capitol Building. About the Senate The United States’s 50 states each elect two senators for staggered six-year terms. A senator represents between 0.6 and 39 million people, depending on their state’s population. [...] Includes 2 Independents who caucus with the Democrats 47 Total Seats 100 Vice Presidents of the United States may cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate and serve as the chamber’s ceremonial president. Although Republicans hold the most seats, they represent just 46.4% of the country’s population because the Senate gives two seats to each state regardless of each state’s population. [...] The day-to-day activities of the Senate are controlled largely by the political party holding the most seats, called the “majority party.” Here is a count of senators by party: ### Senators by Party RRepublicans53 DDemocrats

• U.S. Senate - USAGov

  As a result of a temporary government shutdown, portions of this website are not being updated at this time. For more information on GSA’s shutdown procedures, please go to Operations in the Absence of Appropriations. Español # U.S. Senate The U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives make up the two chambers of Congress. The Senate has 100 members, two from each state, who are elected to serve for a term of six years. ## Website [...] U.S. Senate Senate leadership Senate committees Officers and staff of the Senate ## Contact Contact the U.S. Senate ## Phone number 1-202-224-3121 ## Main address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 SHARE THIS PAGE: Top

• About Congress | U.S. Capitol - Visitor Center

  With each state represented by two senators, a total of 100 members serve in the U.S. Senate. The U.S. territories and the District of Columbia are not represented in the Senate. You can find your two senators here. [...] In order to be elected to the U.S. Senate a person must be at least 30 years old, a citizen of the United States for nine years or more, and a resident of the state that they represent. Senators are elected for six-year terms, and every two years 1/3 of the Senate is up for re-election. Learn more about the U.S. Senate. Image 18 Making Laws Image 19 One Branch, Two Bodies Image 20: U.S. House of Representatives chambers The U.S. House of Representatives [...] Image 21: view of the Senate chamber from above The U.S. Senate Image 22 Timeline 1789-1815 History of Congress and the Capitol between 1789-1815 Image 23 Timeline 1815-1851 History of Congress and the Capitol between 1815-1851 Image 24 Timeline 1851-1877 History of Congress and the Capitol between 1851-1877 Image 25: The Capitol at Washington ca. 1908 Timeline 1877-1913 History of Congress and the Capitol between 1877-1913

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• Headquarters

  United States Capitol

• Inception Date

  1/1/1789

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The Senate is composed of , each of whom represents a single state in its entirety. Each of the 50 states is equally represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years, for a total of 100 senators. The vice president of the United States serves as presiding officer and president of the Senate by virtue of that office, and has a vote only if the senators are equally divided. In the vice president's absence, the president pro tempore, who is traditionally the senior member of the party holding a majority of seats, presides over the Senate. As the upper chamber of Congress, the Senate has several powers of advice and consent which are unique to it. These include the approval of treaties, and the confirmation of Cabinet secretaries, federal judges (including Federal Supreme Court justices), flag officers, regulatory officials, ambassadors, other federal executive officials and federal uniformed officers. If no candidate receives a majority of electors for vice president, the duty falls to the Senate to elect one of the top two recipients of electors for that office. The Senate conducts trials of those impeached by the House. The Senate is widely considered both a more deliberative and more prestigious body than the House of Representatives due to its longer terms, smaller size, and statewide constituencies, which historically led to a more collegial and less partisan atmosphere. From 1789 to 1913, senators were appointed by legislatures of the states they represented. They are now elected by popular vote following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913. In the early 1920s, the practice of majority and minority parties electing their floor leaders began. The Senate's legislative and executive business is managed and scheduled by the Senate majority leader. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.