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The United States Senate Chamber is a room in the north wing of the United States Capitol that has served as the legislative chamber of the United States Senate, since January 4, 1859. [1] The Senate first convened in its current meeting place after utilizing Federal Hall , Congress Hall , and the Old Senate Chamber in the Capitol building for ...
The Russell Senate Office Building is the oldest of the United States Senate office buildings. Designed in the Beaux-Arts architectural style , it was built from 1903 to 1908 and opened in 1909. It was named for former Senator Richard Russell Jr. from Georgia in 1972. [ 1 ]
Map of the United States Capitol Complex. The three Senate office buildings are along Constitution Avenue north of the Capitol: Russell Senate Office Building (RSOB), (built 1903-1908, opened in 1909), [1] named after Senator Richard Russell Jr. (1897-1971), of Georgia in 1972. [2] [3]
A typical Senate desk on the floor of the United States Senate One hundred desks are arranged in the chamber in a semicircular pattern and are divided by a wide central aisle. The Democratic Party traditionally sits to the presiding officer's right, and the Republican Party traditionally sits to the presiding officer's left, regardless of which ...
2024 U.S. Senate Election Results: See the map. Who controls the Senate? Democrats currently have majority control of the Senate. Of the 100 seats, 47 are held by Democrats. Republicans have 49 seats.
Capitol basement floor plan. Senate subway terminals are on the bottom right, the Rayburn subway terminal is on the top left, underground walkways to House offices are at bottom left. On the Senate side, two separate subway lines exist.
The Old Senate Chamber is a room in the United States Capitol that was the legislative chamber of the United States Senate from 1810 to 1859, and served as the Supreme Court chamber from 1860 until 1935. This room was originally the lower half of the Old Senate Chamber from 1800 to 1806. After division of the chamber in two levels, this room ...
Map of the Capitol complex, with the Dirksen Building in red in the upper right. On the eve of America's entry into World War II, in December 1941, the U.S. Senate authorized the Architect of the Capitol (then the seventh Architect, David Lynn, to prepare plans for a new second Senate Office Building.