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The '''United States Senate''' is the [[wikipedia:upper chamber]] of the [[wikipedia:United States Congress]]. The Senate and the [[House of Representatives (Multi-party America)|United States House of Representatives]] (which is the [[wikipedia:lower chamber]] of Congress) comprise the federal [[wikipedia:bicameral legislature]] of the [[Multi-party America|United States]]. Together, the Senate and the House have the authority under [[wikipedia:Article One of the United States Constitution|Article One]] of the [[wikipedia:U.S. Constitution]] to pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate has exclusive power to confirm [[wikipedia:President of the United States|U.S. presidential]] appointments to high offices, approve or reject treaties, and try cases of [[wikipedia:Impeachment in the United States|impeachment]] brought by the House. The Senate and the House provide a [[wikipedia:Separation of powers under the United States Constitution|check and balance]] on the powers of the [[wikipedia:Federal government of the United States#Executive branch|executive]] and [[wikipedia:Federal judiciary of the United States|judicial]] branches of government. The entire Senate is indirectly elected every six years by state legislatures, rather than voters. | The '''United States Senate''' is the [[wikipedia:upper chamber|upper chamber]] of the [[wikipedia:United States Congress|United States Congress]]. The Senate and the [[wikipedia:House of Representatives (Multi-party America)|United States House of Representatives]] (which is the [[wikipedia:lower chamber|lower chamber]] of Congress) comprise the federal [[wikipedia:bicameral legislature|bicameral legislature]] of the [[wikipedia:Multi-party America|United States]]. Together, the Senate and the House have the authority under [[wikipedia:Article One of the United States Constitution|Article One]] of the [[wikipedia:U.S. Constitution|U.S. Constitution]] to pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate has exclusive power to confirm [[wikipedia:President of the United States|U.S. presidential]] appointments to high offices, approve or reject treaties, and try cases of [[wikipedia:Impeachment in the United States|impeachment]] brought by the House. The Senate and the House provide a [[wikipedia:Separation of powers under the United States Constitution|check and balance]] on the powers of the [[wikipedia:Federal government of the United States#Executive branch|executive]] and [[wikipedia:Federal judiciary of the United States|judicial]] branches of government. The entire Senate is indirectly elected every six years by state legislatures, rather than voters. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:08, 30 December 2024
House of Representatives | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President pro tempore | Bernie Sanders (S-VT) |
Majority Leader | Chuch Schumer (D-NY) |
Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell (R-KY) |
Majority Whip | Pat Murphy (P-IA) |
Minority Whip | Cindy Hyde-Smith (X-MS) |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
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Political groups | Majority (53): Democratic: 30 seats PPP: 17 seats Socialist: 3 seats CDS: 3 seats Minority (47): Republican: 43 seats Dixiecrat: 4 seats
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| Elections | |
| Indirect election using a single non-transferable vote | |
Last election | 2020 |
Next election | 2026 |
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. The Senate and the United States House of Representatives (which is the lower chamber of Congress) comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States. Together, the Senate and the House have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate has exclusive power to confirm U.S. presidential appointments to high offices, approve or reject treaties, and try cases of impeachment brought by the House. The Senate and the House provide a check and balance on the powers of the executive and judicial branches of government. The entire Senate is indirectly elected every six years by state legislatures, rather than voters.