Presiding Officer of the United States Senate
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The Presiding Officer is majority-party Senator who presides over the United States Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
There is no actual office of "Presiding Officer". Whoever is presiding is the Presiding Officer. That can be the President of the Senate (the United States Vice President), the President Pro Tempore, or someone designated by the President Pro Tempore. Typically, a junior senator presides.
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| United States Congress — (House of Representatives, Senate)
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House: Committees | Senate: Committees, Women list
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| Leaders
| House: Speaker, Majority leader, Minority leader, Dem. leader, Rep. leader, Majority whip, Minority whip, Dem. whip, Rep. whip, Dem. caucus, Rep. conference, Dean
Senate: President pro tempore (list), Majority and Minority leaders, Dem. Leader, Rep. Leader, Majority whip, Minority whip, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Dean
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House: Chaplain, Clerk, Doorkeeper, Historian, Page, Parliamentarian, Postmaster, Reading clerk, Sergeant at Arms
Senate: Chaplain, Curator, Page, Parliamentarian, Secretary, Sergeant at Arms
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House: Committees | Senate: Committees, Filibuster, Traditions, Vice Presidents' tie-breaking votes
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Federal depository library, Library of Congress, The Hill, Roll Call, THOMAS
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