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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 ...
The constitutionally-defined Senate leadership roles are the Vice President of the United States, who serves as President of the Senate, and the President pro tempore, traditionally the most senior member of the majority, who theoretically presides in the absence of the Vice President. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. Bicameral legislature of the United States For the current Congress, see 119th United States Congress. For the building, see United States Capitol. This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being ...
List of current members of the United States House of Representatives Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Current members of the United States Congress .
Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) 91 2007 Ruben Gallego: Democratic Arizona: January 3, 2025 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years) 92 2008 Jim Banks: Republican Indiana: Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); Indiana 17th in population (2020) 93 2009 Lisa Blunt Rochester ...
[37] [38] The Senate and House are further differentiated by term lengths and the number of districts represented: the Senate has longer terms of six years, fewer members (currently one hundred, two for each state), and (in all but seven delegations) larger constituencies per member. The Senate is referred to as the "upper" house, and the House ...
The 116th United States Congress began on January 3, 2019. There were nine new senators (two Democrats, seven Republicans) and a minimum of 89 new representatives (59 Democrats, 29 Republicans, with one open seat pending), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat), at the start of its first session.