He is called the president pro tempore of the Senate, an office traditionally held by the majority party Senator with the most seniority in the Senate.
A junior senator usually presides over the US Senate, assisted by an expert in Senate procedure.
If the vice-president is absent, some other senator, such are the pro tempore, presides over the Senate.
The president pro tempore is the officer who presides over the senate when the vice president is not in attendance.
The president pro tempore is the officer who presides over the senate when the vice president is not in attendance.
Not really- he is the majority party senator with the most seniority. The Vice president of the US presides over the Senate.
Technically, the vice president is the president of the Senate, but vice presidents rarely attend Senate sessions; instead, the president pro tempore acts as the chairperson of the senate in the vice president's frequent absences.
The Vice President of the United States is the constitutional officer who presides over the Senate. The president pro tempore presides over the Senate if the VP is unavailable.
there is no vice president of the senate. The vice president of the united states presides over the senate as the president of the senate ex officio. The highest ranking senator serves as the president pro tempore (sometimes referred to as tem) and presides in the absence of the president ex officio / vice president
The Vice-president presides over the Senate. If the vice-pesident is anable to act, the President pro tempore of the Senate takes over.
When the VP is not present, the President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate. By custom, the Senate elects the most senior Senator of the majority party to be the President Pro Temp. What ends up happening though, is that the position it delegated to the majority party's junior Senators so that they can learn about how the Senate floor works.
The President Pro-Tem presides over the Senate when the Vice-President is not there. The Vice-President barely attends Senate meetings anymore.
The president pro tempore presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent. The current president pro tempore (as of 5/17) is Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah.