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President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate
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About President pro tempore of the United States Senate
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate, after the vice president. According to Article One, Section Three of the United States Constitution, the vice president of the United States is the president of the Senate, and the Senate must choose a president pro tempore to act in the vice president's absence.
Everything about President pro tempore of the United States Senate →- Country
- United States
- Inception
- March 4, 1789
- Website
- http://www.senate.gov/reference/Index/President_Pro_Tempore.htm, https://www.senate.gov/reference/Index/President_Pro_Tempore.htm