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United States Senate
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United States Senate
116th United States Congress
Coat of arms or logo
Seal of the U.S. Senate
Flag of the United States Senate
Flag of the U.S. Senate
Type
Type
Upper house of the United States Congress
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 3, 2019
Leadership
President of the Senate
Mike Pence (R)
since January 20, 2017
President pro tempore
Chuck Grassley (R)
since January 3, 2019
President pro tempore emeritus
Patrick Leahy (D)
since January 3, 2015
Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell (R)
since January 3, 2015
Minority Leader
Chuck Schumer (D)
since January 3, 2017
Majority Whip
John Thune (R)
since January 3, 2019
Minority Whip
Dick Durbin (D)
since January 3, 2015
Structure
Seats 100
51 (or 50 plus the Vice President) for a majority
116th United States Senate.svg
Political groups
Majority (53)
Republican (53)
Minority (47)

Democratic (45)
Independent (2)[a]
Length of term
6 years
Elections
Voting system
Varies in 5 states
Plurality voting in 45 states[show]
Last election
November 6, 2018 (35 seats)
Next election
November 3, 2020 (35 seats)
Meeting place
United States Senate Floor.jpg
Senate Chamber
United States Capitol
Washington, D.C.
United States of America
Website
senate.gov
Constitution
United States Constitution
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which, along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—constitutes the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution.[1] The Senate is composed of senators, each of whom represents a single state in its entirety. Each state, regardless of its population size, is equally represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years. There being at present 50 states in the Union, there are currently 100 senators. 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.

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, Supreme Court justices, federal judges, flag officers, regulatory officials, ambassadors, other federal executive officials and other federal uniformed officers. In addition to these, in cases wherein 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. Furthermore, the Senate has the responsibility of conducting the trials of those impeached by the House.

The Senate is widely considered both a more deliberative[2] and more prestigious[3][4][5] 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.[6] The presiding officer of the Senate is the vice president of the United States, who is president of the Senate. In the vice president's absence, the president pro tempore, who is customarily the senior member of the party holding a majority of seats, presides over the Senate. In the early 20th century, the practice of majority and minority parties electing their floor leaders began, although they are not constitutional officers.


Contents
1 History
2 Current composition and election results
2.1 Current party standings
3 Membership
3.1 Qualifications
3.2 Elections and term
3.2.1 Term
3.2.2 Elections
3.2.3 Vacancies
3.3 Oath
3.4 Salary and benefits
3.5 Seniority
3.6 Expulsion and other disciplinary actions
4 Majority and minority parties
4.1 Seating
5 Officers
5.1 Presiding officer
5.2 Party leaders
5.3 Non-member officers
6 Procedure
6.1 Daily sessions
6.1.1 Debate
6.1.2 Filibuster and cloture
6.1.3 Voting
6.1.4 Closed session
6.2 Calendars
6.3 Committees
7 Senate office buildings
8 Functions
8.1 Legislation
8.2 Checks and balances
9 See also
10 Notes
11 References
12 Bibliography
12.1 Official Senate histories
13 External links

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

328 PER i

Penerbit

New York : Doubleday & Co, Inc., 1976

Deskripsi Fisik

88 hlm. : ilus. ; 24 cm.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0385001924 (prebound

Klasifikasi

328

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Subjek

Dewan perwakilan rakyat amerika

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