Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate

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The Vice President of the United States, in the role of President of the Senate, is the constitutional officer who presides over Senate proceedings and can cast tie-breaking votes in the chamber.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office ⓘ
presiding officer role ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States Senate ⓘ
associatedWithBuilding United States Capitol Senate chamber ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
canBeReplacedBy President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
other senators designated to preside ⓘ
cannot introduce legislation ⓘ
participate in floor debate ⓘ
category United States Senate positions ⓘ
United States federal constitutional offices ⓘ
ceremonialRole administers oath of office to new senators ⓘ
presides over joint sessions of Congress when specified by law or custom ⓘ
presides over the counting of Electoral College votes ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createdBy United States Constitution ⓘ
dateEstablished 1789 ⓘ
distinctFrom President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
electoralFunction announces Electoral College vote totals ⓘ
announces the result of presidential and vice-presidential elections ⓘ
opens Electoral College certificates in joint session of Congress ⓘ
firstOfficeholder John Adams ⓘ
hasPower maintain order in the Senate chamber ⓘ
preside over Senate proceedings ⓘ
recognize senators to speak ⓘ
refer matters to committees ⓘ
rule on points of order ⓘ
tie-breaking vote in the Senate ⓘ
influences Senate legislative agenda informally ⓘ
isMemberOf Senate leadership ⓘ
limitedBy Senate precedents ⓘ
Senate rules ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ
meetsWith Senate party leaders ⓘ
officeHoldersElectedBy Electoral College ⓘ
officeLocation United States Capitol ⓘ
presidesOver United States Senate ⓘ
reportsTo United States Senate collectively ⓘ
roleHeldBy Vice President of the United States ⓘ
seatLocation presiding officer’s desk in the Senate chamber ⓘ
style Mr. President or Madam President ⓘ
successionRelation officeholder is first in the presidential line of succession ⓘ
termLength four years ⓘ
termLinkedTo term of the Vice President of the United States ⓘ
votingRight may not vote except to break a tie ⓘ

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

United States Capitol for Senate duties → usedBy → Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate ⓘ
Garret Hobart → representedIn → United States Senate (as presiding officer ex officio) ⓘ
linked to: Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate
Section 3 of Article I → assigns → Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate ⓘ
subject linked to: Article I