Committee Chairman
Committee Chairman.
The Senate elects the pro tempore from among its membership. Not surprisingly, he is always a member of the majority party. It is has become customary to elect the party member who has the most seniority in the Senate.
Majority party member with the most seniority?depends on which body of congress you are talking about. The senate has Harry Reid, The house has Nancy PelosiThese people play a major role in the operation of the body they belong to and are both all over the news
The president pro tempore of the Senate is a US Senator and so has all the powers of a US senator. The pro tem is elected by the Senate and not surprisinglu a member of the majority party always wins. By tradition they choose the party member with the longest seniority. Such a person has a lot of infuence in the senate and serves on and chairs most of the committees he is interested in.
In the US, you become President of the Senate by becoming vice-President of the United States.
committee chairman
committee chairman
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Majority party member with the most seniority?depends on which body of congress you are talking about. The senate has Harry Reid, The house has Nancy PelosiThese people play a major role in the operation of the body they belong to and are both all over the news
Majority party member with the most seniority?depends on which body of congress you are talking about. The senate has Harry Reid, The house has Nancy PelosiThese people play a major role in the operation of the body they belong to and are both all over the news
The one in the Senate is traditionally elected to the position of president pro tempore. In the House , the leader of the majority party become the Speaker of the House, but he or she is rarely the member with the most seniority. Nationally party members who have a lot of seniority such as ex-presidents and such are called elder statesmen.
Committee chairs in both houses are majority party members and seniority is used to determine which committees members get to choose first concerning committee appointments. The most influential committees are chaired by the senior members of their party.
The Senate elects the pro tempore from among its membership. Not surprisingly, he is always a member of the majority party. It is has become customary to elect the party member who has the most seniority in the Senate.
Seniority rule is the tradition on the senate in which the chair of a committe is given to the most senior majority senator on that committee
Yes. He actually is elected by the Senate so of course he is a member of the majority party and the custom is to vote for the person with the most seniority.Like most things regarding the running of the US Senate, there is no legal requirement that the President Pro Tempore be a member of the Senate Majority party. As the position is filled by a straight majority vote, however, it almost always falls to one in the current majority party.
By tradition the majority party member with the most seniority is elected. Daniel Inouye is sure to keep his position unless he dies.
Majority party member with the most seniority?depends on which body of congress you are talking about. The senate has Harry Reid, The house has Nancy PelosiThese people play a major role in the operation of the body they belong to and are both all over the news
There is no special title for this member. In the Senate, it has become a traditional to elect him as Senate Pro tempore, but this is not required by any law. In both houses, members with great seniority get a first choice as to their committees.