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The president pro tempore of the Senate is elected by the Senate, and by tradition the majority party elects their party member who has the longest seniority in the Senate. He is a voting member of the Senate unlike the VP. Most of the time who presides over the Senate is irrelevant.
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President pro tempore presides if vice president is absent?
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Who presides over the senate when the usual presiding officer is absent?
the President pro tempore
What part of the congress president pro tempore presides if the vice- president is absent?
When did he become prsident?
Who is in charge of the senate when vice president is out?
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.
If the vice president is not present in the senate what happens?
If the vice-president is absent, some other senator, such are the pro tempore, presides over the Senate.
Who presides over the senate when the president of the Senate isn't present?
If the Chief Justice is absent, the Associate Justice with the most seniority out of all the other Associate Justices presides.
Who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice-President?
The President pro tempore is the second highest ranking official of the United States Senate . He is a senator who is elected to his position by the Senate.In actual practice it is not unusual for the vice-president and pro temp to both be absent. In that case another senator or, I think, one of the staff serves as time-keeper and keeps track of who has the floor.
What is president-protempore?
"Pro tempore" means "for the time being". A President pro tempore is a officer that presides over the chamber in the presidents absence.
What is president protempore?
"Pro tempore" means "for the time being". A President pro tempore is a officer that presides over the chamber in the presidents absence.
In what house does the President Pro-Tempore occur?
The President Pro-Tempore serves in the Senate. This person presides over the Senate when the Vice-President is not in attendance.
Who presides in the senate if the vice president is't there?
the president pro tempore of the Senate
When the US Vice President is absent who presides over Senate meetings?
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.
