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The President of the US Senate is the Vice President of the United States. Only someone holding the Office of the Vice President (NOT even the Acting Vice President) can occupy the President of the Senate.
If the V.P. is not currently present in the Senate, the position of President Pro Tempore of the Senate will act in his stead, performing the normal actions that the President of the Senate does, EXCEPTING that the PPT may not cast any tiebreaking vote - that is solely for the V.P. to do.
So, to answer your question, there is no succession for the President of the Senate. If the Office of the V.P. is vacant, then no one assumes its powers until a new V.P. is appointed and confirmed. That is, the powers of the Office of the V.P. do not transfer to anyone should it be vacant, and no one automatically fills the V.P. position on its vacancy.
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Is the senate majority leader in the presidential line of succession?
No. The president pro tempore of the Senate, the longest- serving member of the Senate, is third in the line of succession but the Senate majority leader is not on the list.
What are the first three steps of the presidential succession?
They are vice president, speaker of house and president pro tempore of senate.
Where does the role of tempore in the line of succession of the Senate?
The senate pro tempore is third in the line of presidential succession, behind the vice-president and the Speaker of the House. ( I hope this is what you want to know.)
What are the duties of the vp?
The Vice President is the first person in the presidential line of succession, upon the death or removal of the president.
What is Presidential Succession and give examples?
Presidential succession is when a president is unable to discharge the duties of president.
How are the terms presidential succession and the presidential succession act are related?
presidential succession is the order in which the office of president is to be filled
Who are the 3 people in line behind the president?
The Presidential line of succession starts out like this: Vice president Speaker of the House President pro tempore of the senate Secretary of State
if the president of the United States is unable to remain in office, what is the correct order of presidential succession?
Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State
What happens if the speaker of the house does not meet qualifications of the president?
I am guessing you are thinking about the presidential succession act. If anyone in the succession list is not eligible to be president, then that person is skipped past on the list . The president pro-tempore of the Senate is next after the House Speaker.
If the speaker of the house dies then who is the president?
The same person who was president before the speaker of the house died. In the order of presidential succession, the president pro tempore of the Senate is next after the House Speaker.
What is presidential succession?
Presidential succession is the order in which one person follows another chronologically in the Office of the President.
How does the constitution and presidential succession act of 1947 address the issue of the presidential succession?
It specifies the full line of succession should the president no longer be able to serve. The Vice-President has always been second in line, but the Act specifies the next 18 places, including the Speaker of the House in 3rd, President pro tempore of the Senate in 4th, and on down the line of Cabinet Secretaries.
