United States Senate
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Category: United States Congress
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United States Senate | |
Current Majority Leader | Harry Reid |
Current Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell |
Current Senate President | Dick Cheney |
Current Senate President Pro Tempore | Robert Byrd |
The United States Senate, often called the U.S. Senate or simply the Senate, is a deliberative legislative chamber of 100 senators, two from each state, elected in statewide elections for six-year terms by popular vote.
Named after the ancient Roman Senate, the U.S. Senate is the upper house of the Congress, smaller than the U.S. House of Representatives, which has 435 members. Together, they compose the legislative branch of the United States government. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the U. S. Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.
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History
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Current Session
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Current Senate Members
Committees
- Standing
- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Appropriations
- Armed Services
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Budget
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Finance
- Foreign Relations
- Governmental Affairs
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Judiciary
- Rules and Administration
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Veterans Affairs
- Special, Select, and Other
- Joint
Fun Facts!
- Flowers are not permitted in the Senate chamber, except on the desk of a deceased sitting Senator on the day of his eulogy.
Related Articles
External Links
- Senate homepage
- Congressional Record
- Text of the Constitution of the United States
- Dr. Keith Poole's optimal classification liberal/conservative ranking of the 108th Senate
- Riddick's Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practice
- Chart of U.S. Senate seat holders by state, 1978-present, color-coded by party