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|name = United States Senate | |name = United States Senate | ||
| house_type = Upper house | | house_type = Upper house | ||
| new_session = {{Start date|2019| | | new_session = {{Start date|2019|03|03}} | ||
| leader1_type = [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President pro tempore]] | | leader1_type = [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President pro tempore]] | ||
| leader1 = [[ | | leader1 = [[DisguisedJet719]] | ||
| party1 = ([[ | | party1 = ([[Communist Party|C]]) | ||
| election1 = | | election1 = March 4, 2019 | ||
| leader2_type = [[Majority Leader of the United States Senate|Majority Leader]] | | leader2_type = [[Majority Leader of the United States Senate|Majority Leader]] | ||
| leader2 = [[ | | leader2 = [[Cool Dad]] | ||
| party2 = ([[Progressive Party|P]]) | | party2 = ([[Progressive Party|P]]) | ||
| election2 = | | election2 = March 4, 2019 | ||
| leader3_type = [[Minority Leader of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]] | | leader3_type = [[Minority Leader of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]] | ||
| leader3 = [[ | | leader3 = [[Justin]] | ||
| party3 = ([[Republican Party|R]]) | | party3 = ([[Republican Party|R]]) | ||
| election3 = | | election3 = March 4, 2019 | ||
|members = 6 voting members<br/>4 needed for control | |members = 6 voting members<br/>4 needed for control | ||
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|structure1_res=275px | |structure1_res=275px | ||
| political_groups1 = '''Majority''' (5)<br/> | | political_groups1 = '''Majority''' (5)<br/> | ||
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|lightgreen|border=darkgray}} [[Progressive Party|Progressive]] ( | *{{nowrap|{{Color box|lightgreen|border=darkgray}} [[Progressive Party|Progressive]] (3)}}<br/> | ||
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|maroon|border=darkgray}} [[Communist Party|Communist]] ( | *{{nowrap|{{Color box|maroon|border=darkgray}} [[Communist Party|Communist]] (2)}}<br/> | ||
'''Official Minority''' (1)<br/> | '''Official Minority''' (1)<br/> | ||
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|#f00|border=darkgray}} [[Republican Party|Republican]] (1)}} | *{{nowrap|{{Color box|#f00|border=darkgray}} [[Republican Party|Republican]] (1)}} | ||
Revision as of 01:15, 15 March 2019
| United States Senate | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type |
Upper house |
| History | |
New session started | March 3, 2019 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats |
6 voting members 4 needed for control |
Political groups |
Majority (5)
Official Minority (1)
|
| Elections | |
Last election | Dec 2018 |
Next election | Feb 2019 |
The United States Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress, the United States House of Representatives being the lower house.
The Senate is composed of two senators from each state. The Senate is currently composed of 6 members.
The presiding officer is the President Pro Tempore, who is elected by the members thereof. The floor leaders are selected by their respective party caucuses.