Senate (Multi-party America)
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.