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There is no Speaker of the US Senate. There is however a speaker of the House.
In the Senate, the presiding officer is the Vice President of the US, or in his absence the president pro tempore (most senior senator) or his designee.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoThere is no speaker of the Senate. The Vice President of the United States is the formal president of the Senate, but can only vote to break a tie. Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution authorizes the senate to elect a president pro tempore to preside over the Senate when the Vice President is not present.
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∙ 13y agoThe speaker in the senate is called the president. He/she has the exact same job as the speaker in the house of representatives.
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vice pres of the u.s.
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Does the Speaker of the House preside over the Senate?
No. The Speaker of the House (of Representatives) presides over meetings of the US House of Representatives. The Vice-President of the United States presides over meetings of the US Senate .
Does the vice president aloud to be speaker of the house?
No. The Vice-President is President of the US Senate.
How is the senate leader elected?
Senate PresidentThe President of the US Senate is the Vice President of the US. you got to write names on it
Which office in the senate is most similar in power to that of the speaker of the house?
That would be the President of the Senate, an office normally held by the vice-president of the US.
Is the President of the Senate next in line after the US Vice-President to assume the duties of US President?
It is Speaker of the house I believe.
Who is the current speaker of the senate in Kenya?
Ekwee Ethuro who was sponsored by URP is the current speaker of the senate in Kenya.
Speaker of the hosue is that the senate or house?
The Speaker of the House is an office in the House of Representatives. The Speaker is the leader of the House. The leader of the Senate is the President Pro Tempore.
Is the Speaker the leader in the Senate or House of Representatives?
The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House of Representatives. The President of the Senate (who is also the Vice President) is the leader of the Senate.
Who are the leaders of the Senate?
the senate leadership in the claosely paralles leadership in the House, but the senate has no speaker.
Who is the current speaker in the senate in Kenya?
Ekwee Ethuro who was sponsored by URP is the current speaker of the senate in Kenya.
Who is in charge of both government houses?
The Presiding officer of the US Senate is the Vice president of the United States, but his title in the Senate is President of the Senate. The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House.
Where does the President pro tempore of senate fall in the line of succession of the US presidency?
after the Speaker of the House and before the Secretary of State
