President of the Senate

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The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the United States Senate, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and casting tie-breaking votes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
President of the Senate canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office ⓘ
federal office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
administersOathTo United States Senators ⓘ
appointedBy election of the Vice President of the United States ⓘ
associatedWithBody United States Congress ⓘ
canDelegateTo President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
other senators designated to preside ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ
Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentOfficeholder Kamala D. Harris ⓘ
linked to: Kamala Harris
currentOfficeholderStartDate January 20, 2021 ⓘ
definedIn United States Constitution ⓘ
eligibleOfficeholderRequirement must meet qualifications to be Vice President of the United States ⓘ
firstOfficeholder John Adams ⓘ
hasNoPower to participate in Senate debates ⓘ
to vote except to break ties ⓘ
hasPower casting tie‑breaking vote in the Senate ⓘ
preside over Senate proceedings ⓘ
recognize senators to speak ⓘ
refer matters to committees ⓘ
rule on points of order ⓘ
heldBy Vice President of the United States ⓘ
locatedIn United States Capitol ⓘ
memberOf Executive Branch of the United States government ⓘ
officeCreated 1789 ⓘ
officeType ex officio role of the Vice President of the United States ⓘ
oversees order and decorum in the Senate chamber ⓘ
participatesIn Legislative Branch of the United States government ⓘ
presidesOver United States Senate ⓘ
reportsTo electorate of the United States through election of the Vice President ⓘ
residence Number One Observatory Circle ⓘ
roleInImpeachment does not preside when the President of the United States is on trial ⓘ
presides over Senate impeachment trials except when the President is tried ⓘ
sitsOn dais of the Senate chamber ⓘ
style Mr. President ⓘ
successorRoleWhenAbsent President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
symbolizes link between executive and legislative branches in the United States ⓘ
termCoincidesWith term of the Vice President of the United States ⓘ
termLength four years ⓘ
votingRight votes only to break a tie ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vice President of the United States → legislativeRole → President of the Senate ⓘ
subject linked to: VP
United States Senate → hasTitleOfPresidingOfficer → President of the Senate ⓘ
subject linked to: Senate
38th United States Congress → presidingOfficerTitle → President of the Senate ⓘ