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{{Infobox official post | |||
| post = Speaker | |||
| body = the United States House of Representatives | |||
| flag = Flag of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.svg | |||
| flagsize = 115 | |||
| flagcaption = Flag of the Speaker | |||
| insignia = Seal of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives.svg | |||
| insigniasize = 115 | |||
| insigniacaption = Seal of the Speaker | |||
| image = ianportrait.gif | |||
| imagesize = 220 | |||
| incumbent = [[Ian Bellinger]] | |||
| incumbentsince = January 16th, 2022 | |||
| department = [[United States House of Representatives]] | |||
| style = {{plainlist| | |||
* Mr Speaker<br />(informal and within the House) | |||
* The Honorable (formal) | |||
}} | |||
| status = Presiding officer | |||
| seat = United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. | |||
| nominator = Major parties (normally) | |||
| appointer = The [[United States House of Representatives|House]] | |||
| termlength = At the House's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Congress by a majority of the representatives-elect, and upon a vacancy during a Congress. | |||
| constituting_instrument = [[United States Constitution]] | |||
| formation = March 4, 1789<br>231 years ago | |||
| first = [[Bakk]]<br /> | |||
| deputy = [[Speaker Pro Tempore]] | |||
}} | |||
The '''Speaker of the United States House of Representatives''' is the presiding officer of the [[United States]] [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]]. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House of Representatives, and is simultaneously the House's presiding officer, ''de facto'' leader of the body's majority party, and the institution's administrative head. Speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions. Given these several roles and responsibilities, the speaker usually does not personally preside over debates. That duty is instead delegated to members of the House from the majority party. Neither does the speaker regularly participate in floor debates. | |||
The Constitution does not require the speaker to be an [[incumbent]] member of the House of Representatives, although every speaker thus far has been. As per the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, the Speaker was second 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. | |||
Latest revision as of 03:43, 20 January 2022
| Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Speaker | |
 Flag of the Speaker | |
| United States House of Representatives | |
| Style |
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| Status | Presiding officer |
| Seat | United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. |
| Nominator | Major parties (normally) |
| Appointer | The House |
| Term length | At the House's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Congress by a majority of the representatives-elect, and upon a vacancy during a Congress. |
| Constituting instrument | United States Constitution |
| Formation |
March 4, 1789 231 years ago |
| First in-sim holder |
Bakk |
| Deputy | Speaker Pro Tempore |
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House of Representatives, and is simultaneously the House's presiding officer, de facto leader of the body's majority party, and the institution's administrative head. Speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions. Given these several roles and responsibilities, the speaker usually does not personally preside over debates. That duty is instead delegated to members of the House from the majority party. Neither does the speaker regularly participate in floor debates.
The Constitution does not require the speaker to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, although every speaker thus far has been. As per the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, the Speaker was second 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.