President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate: Difference between revisions

From AmericanGovSim
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
The '''President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate''',  also known as the President Pro Tempore or PPT, is the second-highest-ranking official of the [[United States Senate]] behind the [[Vice President]], or President of the Senate, and is the typical presiding officer of the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by members of the Senate, and is almost always held by the majority party. As per the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, the PPT is third in the line of succession to the presidency, after the Vice President and the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] and ahead of the [[Secretary of State]].<br/>
{{Infobox official post
| post                    = President pro tempore
| body                    = the United States Senate
| insignia                = PPT Seal.png
| insigniacaption        = Seal of the President pro tempore
| image                  = Liberalwonder.jpg
| imagesize              = 200
| incumbent              = [[Wonder]]
| incumbentsince          = July 15, 2020
| department              = [[United States Senate]]
| style                  = *Mr. President<br>(when presiding)
*The Honorable<br>(formal)
| member_of              =
| seat                    = Senate chamber, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
| appointer              = [[United States Senate]]
| formation              = March 4, 1789
| termlength              = At the pleasure of the Senate, and until another is elected or their term of office as a Senator expires
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of the United States|United States Constitution]]
| first                  = [[AnswerMeNow]]
}}
The '''President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate''',  also known as the President Pro Tempore or PPT, is the second-highest-ranking official of the [[United States Senate]] behind the [[Vice President of  the United States|Vice President]], or President of the Senate, and is the typical presiding officer of the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by members of the Senate, and is almost always held by the majority party. As per the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, the PPT was third in the line of succession to the presidency, however after it was ruled unconstitutional by ''Rincewind vs United States'', the position is no longer in the Presidential line of succession.


The current President Pro Tempore of the Senate is Class I Dixie Senator [[Bruce Hill]]. He is a Laborite and was elected January 18, 2020. He was elected PPT after Senator [[Hale]] resigned amidst controversy against him.
The current President Pro Tempore of the Senate is Class II Dixie Senator [[Wonder]]. He is a member of the [[Libertarian-Republican Party]] and was elected on July 15, 2021.
 
==History of the Position==
 
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate (often shortened to president pro tem) is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. Article One, Section Three of the United States Constitution provides that the vice president of the United States is the president of the Senate (despite not being a senator), and mandates that the Senate must choose a president pro tempore to act in the vice president's absence. Unlike the vice president, the president pro tempore is an elected member of the Senate, able to speak or vote on any issue. Selected by the Senate at large, the president pro tempore has enjoyed many privileges and some limited powers.[2] During the vice president's absence, the president pro tempore is empowered to preside over Senate sessions. In practice, neither the vice president nor the president pro tempore usually presides; instead, the duty of presiding officer is rotated among junior U.S. senators of the majority party to give them experience in parliamentary procedure.[3]
 
Since 1890, the most senior U.S. senator in the majority party has generally been chosen to be president pro tempore and holds the office continuously until the election of another. This tradition has been observed without interruption since 1949.[4] Since the enactment of the current Presidential Succession Act in 1947, the president pro tempore is third in the line of succession to the presidency, after the vice president and the speaker of the House of Representatives and ahead of the secretary of state.[5]

Latest revision as of 02:30, 29 July 2021

President pro tempore of the United States Senate
PPT Seal.png
Seal of the President pro tempore
Liberalwonder.jpg
Incumbent
Wonder
since July 15, 2020
United States Senate
Style
  • Mr. President
    (when presiding)
  • The Honorable
    (formal)
Seat Senate chamber, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Appointer United States Senate
Term length At the pleasure of the Senate, and until another is elected or their term of office as a Senator expires
Constituting instrument United States Constitution
Formation March 4, 1789
First in-sim holder AnswerMeNow

The President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, also known as the President Pro Tempore or PPT, is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate behind the Vice President, or President of the Senate, and is the typical presiding officer of the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by members of the Senate, and is almost always held by the majority party. As per the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, the PPT was third in the line of succession to the presidency, however after it was ruled unconstitutional by Rincewind vs United States, the position is no longer in the Presidential line of succession.

The current President Pro Tempore of the Senate is Class II Dixie Senator Wonder. He is a member of the Libertarian-Republican Party and was elected on July 15, 2021.

Retrieved from "https://wiki.americangovsim.com/index.php?title=President_Pro_Tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate&oldid=5417"