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Because of the cost of conducting a special election, [1] most states hold elections to fill a Senate vacancy in conjunction with the next general election, while some states, such as Alabama [2] and Texas, allow for special elections to the Senate to be held before a general election (similar to special elections to the U.S. House of ...
A select or special committee of the United States Congress is a congressional committee appointed to perform a special function that is beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee. A select committee is usually created by a resolution that outlines its duties and powers and the procedures for appointing members.
This is a complete list of U.S. congressional committees (standing committees and select or special committees) that are operating in the United States Senate. Senators can be a member of more than one committee.
The Senate, 1789–1989. Four volumes. Vol. I, a chronological series of addresses on the history of the Senate; Vol. II, a topical series of addresses on various aspects of the Senate's operation and powers; Vol. III, Classic Speeches, 1830–1993; Vol. IV, Historical Statistics, 1789–1992; Dole, Bob. Historical Almanac of the United States ...
This list includes all presidents of the Senate (the vice presidents of the United States), those presidents pro tempore of the Senate who presided during intra–term vacancies in the vice presidency or when the vice president was acting as president of the United States, and those chief justices who presided during presidential impeachment ...
The Committee was first created as the Select Committee to Revise the Rules of the Senate on December 3, 1867. On December 9, 1874, it became a standing committee. On January 2, 1947, its name was changed to the Committee on Rules and Administration, and it took over the functions of the following committees:
Section 3 grants Congress the power "to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person at-tainted." Article Four Section 3 gives Congress the power to admit new states into the Union. It also grants Congress the power "to dispose of and make all ...
The House and Senate each have particular exclusive powers. For example, the Senate must approve (give "advice and consent" to) many important presidential appointments, including cabinet officers, federal judges (including nominees to the Supreme Court), department secretaries (heads of federal executive branch departments), U.S. military and ...