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The United States Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each U.S. state is represented by two senators, regardless of population. Senators serve staggered six-year terms.
Permanent committees established under the rules of Senate and specialized in consideration of particular subject areas. There are currently 16 standing committees.
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The Majority Leader and Minority Leader are elected by their respective party conferences to serve as the chief Senate spokesmen for their parties and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. By custom, the Presiding Officer gives the floor leaders priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate.
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A temporary interruption of the Senate's (or a committee's) business. Generally, the Senate recesses (rather than adjourns) at the end of each calendar day.
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Assistant to the floor leaders who are also elected by their party conferences. The Majority Whip (and their assistants) are responsible for mobilizing votes within their parties on major issues. In the absence of a party floor leader, the whip often serves as acting floor leader.
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The Chair permits a Senator to speak by recognizing him or her; the Senator then "has the floor. " When time is controlled, a Senator must have time yielded to him or her before he or she can be recognized.
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On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
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Under the Constitution, the Vice President serves as President of the Senate. He may vote in the Senate in the case of a tie, but is not required to. The President Pro Tempore (and others designated by him) usually perform these duties during the Vice President's frequent absences from the Senate.
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That part of the Senate's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
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revisione del comitato sulle attività di un programma o agenzia federale
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Ein Prozess, bei dem Congressional Budget Act von 1974 gegründet, mit dem Kongress Änderungen bestehender Gesetze zu Steuern und Ausgaben Ebenen auf die in einem Haushalt Auflösung genügen. Änderungen von Ausschüssen nach einer Versöhnung Unterricht empfohlen werden in eine Versöhnung Maßnahme einbezogen.
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