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href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senatus_%C3%BEara_Geanedan_R%C4%ABca_American" title="Senatus þara Geanedan Rīca American – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Senatus þara Geanedan Rīca American" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AE_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A" title="مجلس الشيوخ الأمريكي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مجلس الشيوخ الأمريكي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sen%C3%A1u_de_los_Estaos_Xun%C3%ADos" title="Senáu de los Estaos Xuníos – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Senáu de los Estaos Xuníos" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/AB%C5%9E_Senat%C4%B1" title="ABŞ Senatı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="ABŞ Senatı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B4_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالترینین سنا مجلیسی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالترینین سنا مجلیسی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F" title="মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের সিনেট – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের সিনেট" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%AD-kok_Si%C5%8Dng-%C4%AB%E2%81%BF" title="Bí-kok Siōng-īⁿ – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Bí-kok Siōng-īⁿ" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%97%D0%A8%D0%90" title="Сенат ЗША – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сенат ЗША" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%90%D0%A9" title="Сенат на САЩ – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Сенат на САЩ" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="United States Senate" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_Sjedinjenih_Ameri%C4%8Dkih_Dr%C5%BEava" title="Senat Sjedinjenih Američkih Država – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Senat Sjedinjenih Američkih Država" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sened_ar_Stado%C3%B9-Unanet" title="Sened ar Stadoù-Unanet – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Sened ar Stadoù-Unanet" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_dels_Estats_Units" title="Senat dels Estats Units – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Senat dels Estats Units" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sen%C3%A1t_Spojen%C3%BDch_st%C3%A1t%C5%AF_americk%C3%BDch" title="Senát Spojených států amerických – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Senát Spojených států amerických" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senedd_yr_Unol_Daleithiau" title="Senedd yr Unol Daleithiau – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Senedd yr Unol Daleithiau" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senatet_(USA)" title="Senatet (USA) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Senatet (USA)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_der_Vereinigten_Staaten" title="Senat der Vereinigten Staaten – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Senat der Vereinigten Staaten" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameerika_%C3%9Chendriikide_Senat" title="Ameerika Ühendriikide Senat – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ameerika Ühendriikide Senat" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%97%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%BD" title="Γερουσία των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Γερουσία των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="United States Senate" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senado_de_los_Estados_Unidos" title="Senado de los Estados Unidos – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Senado de los Estados Unidos" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usona_Senato" title="Usona Senato – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Usona Senato" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameriketako_Estatu_Batuetako_Senatua" title="Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Senatua – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Senatua" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3_%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="مجلس سنای ایالات متحده آمریکا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="مجلس سنای ایالات متحده آمریکا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senati%C3%B0_%C3%AD_USA" title="Senatið í USA – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Senatið í USA" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9nat_des_%C3%89tats-Unis" title="Sénat des États-Unis – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sénat des États-Unis" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikaanske_Senaat" title="Amerikaanske Senaat – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Amerikaanske Senaat" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seanad_St%C3%A1it_Aontaithe_Mheirice%C3%A1" title="Seanad Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Seanad Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senado_dos_Estados_Unidos" title="Senado dos Estados Unidos – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Senado dos Estados Unidos" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%AE-koet_Chh%C3%A2m-ngi-y%C3%A8n" title="Mî-koet Chhâm-ngi-yèn – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Mî-koet Chhâm-ngi-yèn" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%AD_%EC%83%81%EC%9B%90" title="미국 상원 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="미국 상원" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%84%D5%86_%D5%8D%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%BF" title="ԱՄՆ Սենատ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="ԱՄՆ Սենատ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F" title="अमेरिकी सीनेट – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="अमेरिकी सीनेट" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_Sjedinjenih_Ameri%C4%8Dkih_Dr%C5%BEava" title="Senat Sjedinjenih Američkih Država – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Senat Sjedinjenih Američkih Država" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usana_Senato" title="Usana Senato – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Usana Senato" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_Amerika_Serikat" title="Senat Amerika Serikat – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Senat Amerika Serikat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96ldungadeild_Bandar%C3%ADkja%C3%BEings" title="Öldungadeild Bandaríkjaþings – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Öldungadeild Bandaríkjaþings" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senato_degli_Stati_Uniti" title="Senato degli Stati Uniti – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Senato degli Stati Uniti" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%98_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA" title="הסנאט של ארצות הברית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הסנאט של ארצות הברית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_Am%C3%A9rika_Sar%C3%A9kat" title="Senat Amérika Sarékat – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Senat Amérika Sarékat" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A8-%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="აშშ-ის სენატი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="აშშ-ის სენატი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D2%9A%D0%A8_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B" title="АҚШ Сенаты – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="АҚШ Сенаты" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senedh_an_Statys_Unys" title="Senedh an Statys Unys – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Senedh an Statys Unys" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senati_(Marekani)" title="Senati (Marekani) – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Senati (Marekani)" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senatoya_Dewlet%C3%AAn_Yekb%C3%BBy%C3%AE_y%C3%AAn_Amer%C3%AEkay%C3%AA" title="Senatoya Dewletên Yekbûyî yên Amerîkayê – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Senatoya Dewletên Yekbûyî yên Amerîkayê" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senatus_Civitatum_Foederatarum_Americae" title="Senatus Civitatum Foederatarum Americae – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Senatus Civitatum Foederatarum Americae" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASV_Sen%C4%81ts" title="ASV Senāts – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="ASV Senāts" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungtini%C5%B3_Valstij%C5%B3_Senatas" title="Jungtinių Valstijų Senatas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Jungtinių Valstijų Senatas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senad_di_Stat_Unii" title="Senad di Stat Unii – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Senad di Stat Unii" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Az_Amerikai_Egyes%C3%BClt_%C3%81llamok_Szen%C3%A1tusa" title="Az Amerikai Egyesült Államok Szenátusa – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Az Amerikai Egyesült Államok Szenátusa" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5_%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%94%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8" title="Сенат на Соединетите Американски Држави – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Сенат на Соединетите Американски Држави" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D_(%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%90%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%BE)" title="സെനറ്റ് (അമേരിക്കൻ ഐക്യനാടുകൾ) – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="സെനറ്റ് (അമേരിക്കൻ ഐക്യനാടുകൾ)" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F" title="अमेरिकेची सेनेट – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="अमेरिकेची सेनेट" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8-%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="ააშ-იშ სენატი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ააშ-იშ სენატი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AE_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7" title="مجلس شيوخ امريكا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="مجلس شيوخ امريكا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_Amerika_Syarikat" title="Senat Amerika Syarikat – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Senat Amerika Syarikat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%A3-%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82" title="АНУ-ын Сенат – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="АНУ-ын Сенат" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%99%E1%80%B1%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AD%E1%80%80%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC%E1%80%8A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%91%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%85%E1%80%AF_%E1%80%86%E1%80%AE%E1%80%B8%E1%80%94%E1%80%AD%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA" title="အမေရိကန်ပြည်ထောင်စု ဆီးနိတ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အမေရိကန်ပြည်ထောင်စု ဆီးနိတ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senaat_(Verenigde_Staten)" title="Senaat (Verenigde Staten) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Senaat (Verenigde Staten)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F" title="अमेरिकी सिनेट – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="अमेरिकी सिनेट" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E5%90%88%E8%A1%86%E5%9B%BD%E4%B8%8A%E9%99%A2" title="アメリカ合衆国上院 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アメリカ合衆国上院" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAs_senat" title="USAs senat – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="USAs senat" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senatet_i_USA" title="Senatet i USA – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Senatet i USA" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_dels_Estats_Units_d%27America" title="Senat dels Estats Units d'America – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Senat dels Estats Units d'America" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%AF%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%A4_%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%9F" title="ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਸੈਨੇਟ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਸੈਨੇਟ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88_%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88_%D8%AC%D8%B1%DA%AB%D9%87" title="د متحده ايالاتو مشرانو جرګه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="د متحده ايالاتو مشرانو جرګه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_(USA)" title="Senat (USA) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Senat (USA)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_Stan%C3%B3w_Zjednoczonych" title="Senat Stanów Zjednoczonych – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Senat Stanów Zjednoczonych" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senado_dos_Estados_Unidos" title="Senado dos Estados Unidos – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Senado dos Estados Unidos" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senatul_Statelor_Unite_ale_Americii" title="Senatul Statelor Unite ale Americii – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Senatul Statelor Unite ale Americii" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90" title="Сенат США – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Сенат США" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitit_States_Senate" title="Unitit States Senate – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Unitit States Senate" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senati_i_Shteteve_t%C3%AB_Bashkuara" title="Senati i Shteteve të Bashkuara – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Senati i Shteteve të Bashkuara" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sen%C3%A1t_Spojen%C3%BDch_%C5%A1t%C3%A1tov" title="Senát Spojených štátov – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Senát Spojených štátov" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_Zdru%C5%BEenih_dr%C5%BEav_Amerike" title="Senat Združenih držav Amerike – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Senat Združenih držav Amerike" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%95%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85%DB%95%D9%86%DB%8C_%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%A6%DB%95%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="ئەنجومەنی پیرانی ئەمریکا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئەنجومەنی پیرانی ئەمریکا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%A1%D1%98%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%85_%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85_%D0%94%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Сенат Сједињених Америчких Држава – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Сенат Сједињених Америчких Држава" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senat_SAD" title="Senat SAD – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Senat SAD" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yhdysvaltain_senaatti" title="Yhdysvaltain senaatti – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Yhdysvaltain senaatti" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA:s_senat" title="USA:s senat – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="USA:s senat" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senado_ng_Estados_Unidos" title="Senado ng Estados Unidos – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Senado ng Estados Unidos" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%90%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF_%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88" title="ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்க மூப்பவை – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" 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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Flag of the United States Senate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Flag_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg/170px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Flag_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg/255px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Flag_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg/340px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="240" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Flag of the U.S. Senate</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">Upper house</a></div> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Term limits</div></th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">New session started</div></th><td class="infobox-data">January 3, 2021<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-01-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">President of the Senate</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) <br />since <a href="/wiki/Inauguration_of_Joe_Biden" title="Inauguration of Joe Biden">January 20, 2021</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the United States Senate">President pro tempore</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Patty_Murray" title="Patty Murray">Patty Murray</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) <br />since January 3, 2023 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Majority Leader</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">Chuck Schumer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) <br />since January 20, 2021 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Minority Leader</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Mitch_McConnell" title="Mitch McConnell">Mitch McConnell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>) <br />since January 20, 2021 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Majority Whip</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Durbin" title="Dick Durbin">Dick Durbin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) <br />since January 20, 2021 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Minority Whip</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/John_Thune" title="John Thune">John Thune</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>) <br />since January 20, 2021 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data">100<br />51 (or 50 plus the <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">president of the Senate</a>) for a majority</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:118th_United_States_Senate.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/118th_United_States_Senate.svg/250px-118th_United_States_Senate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/118th_United_States_Senate.svg/375px-118th_United_States_Senate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/118th_United_States_Senate.svg/500px-118th_United_States_Senate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Majority (51)</b> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r7263850">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#3333FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> (47)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r7263850"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#9999ff; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (4)</span><sup id="cite_ref-King_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-King-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Minority (49)</b> </p> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r7263850"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#E81B23; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> (49)</span></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Length of term</div></th><td class="infobox-data">6 years</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">Voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Plurality_voting" class="mw-redirect" title="Plurality voting">Plurality voting</a> in 46 states<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span><br /><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left;"><div>Varies in 4 states</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 105%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; text-align: left;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elections_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elections in Georgia (U.S. state) (not yet started)">GA</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Elections_in_Mississippi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elections in Mississippi (not yet started)">MS</a>: <a href="/wiki/Two-round_system" title="Two-round system">Two-round system</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elections_in_Alaska&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elections in Alaska (not yet started)">AK</a> (general elections only) and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Elections_in_Maine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elections in Maine (not yet started)">ME</a>: <a href="/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting" title="Instant-runoff voting">Instant-runoff</a> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2022 United States Senate elections">November 8, 2022</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(34 seats)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2024_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2024 United States Senate elections (not yet started)">November 5, 2024</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(33 seats)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Senate_Floor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/United_States_Senate_Floor.jpg/220px-United_States_Senate_Floor.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/United_States_Senate_Floor.jpg/330px-United_States_Senate_Floor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/United_States_Senate_Floor.jpg/440px-United_States_Senate_Floor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="946" data-file-height="367" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_Chamber&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Senate Chamber (not yet started)">Senate Chamber</a><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol" title="United States Capitol">United States Capitol</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a><br />United States</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.senate.gov">senate.gov</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Constitution</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>United States Senate</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a>, which is a small group of elected people who decide the laws of the country.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Every U.S. <a href="/wiki/States_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="States of the United States">state</a> <a href="/wiki/Election" title="Election">elects</a> two people to represent them in the US Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-Filiq3_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Filiq3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These people are called <b>senators</b>. Since there are 50 US states, there are 100 senators.<sup id="cite_ref-Filiq3_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Filiq3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Senators serve six years at a time, and one-third of them are picked every two years.<sup id="cite_ref-Filiq3_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Filiq3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally the <a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">legislature</a> of each state decided who their senators would be. After <a href="/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>, all the people of the state chose their senators by <a href="/wiki/Voting" title="Voting">vote</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President of the United States</a> is in charge of the Senate, but only does anything when there is a <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/tie" class="extiw" title="wikt:tie">tie</a> vote or a special event. </p><p>In order to be a senator, a person has to be 30 years old or older, and has to be a <a href="/wiki/Citizen" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizen">citizen</a> of the United States for 9 years or more. They must also live in the <a href="/wiki/States_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="States of the United States">state</a> they represent at <a href="/wiki/Election" title="Election">election</a> time. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Functions">Functions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Functions" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Functions"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Senate, along with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Vote">votes</a> on which <a href="/wiki/Law" title="Law">laws</a> the United States should have.<sup id="cite_ref-FarooqSLN_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FarooqSLN-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In most cases, both of these groups have to agree on the suggested law and the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> has to <a href="/wiki/Signature" title="Signature">sign</a> it before it becomes a law.<sup id="cite_ref-FarooqSLN_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FarooqSLN-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Senate is the side of Congress where every state has the same number of votes (two). This is different from the House of Representatives, where states with more people have more votes than states with fewer people. This was decided at the <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Convention_(United_States)" title="Constitutional Convention (United States)">Constitutional Convention</a>, because small states like <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> did not want the larger states to be able to decide everything. Also, only part of the Senate runs for election during elections. Every two years, 33 (two elections) or 34 (one election) senators are elected. For each state, this means that after two elections to the Senate, during one election no one will be elected to the Senate. </p><p>Also, like the House, the Senate can override the president's veto with a <span class="frac nowrap"><sup>2</sup>⁄<sub>3</sub></span> (67 votes) vote. But unlike the house, some bills require a <span class="frac nowrap"><sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>5</sub></span> (60 votes) vote (it used to be <span class="frac nowrap"><sup>2</sup>⁄<sub>3</sub></span> of the vote) to overcome the filibuster.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Filibuster" title="Filibuster">filibuster</a> is when senators band together, they can stop bills from going through the senate. The United States Senate was formerly the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which, along with the United States House of Representatives ― the lower chamber ― comprised the legislature of the United States. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Confirmation_powers">Confirmation powers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Confirmation powers" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Confirmation powers"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Senate is also in charge of agreeing to <a href="/wiki/Treaty" title="Treaty">treaties</a> with other countries. The Senate has the sole responsibility for <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/confirm" class="extiw" title="wikt:confirm">confirming</a> presidential <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/appoint" class="extiw" title="wikt:appoint">appointments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-About_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These include federal <a href="/wiki/Judge" title="Judge">judges</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ambassador" title="Ambassador">foreign ambassadors</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Cabinet">Cabinet members</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-About_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the Senate and President do not agree, the President has to pick someone else the Senate will agree to. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_parties">Political parties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Political parties" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Political parties"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_United_States_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Committees of the United States Senate">Committees of the United States Senate</a> and other important jobs in the Senate are assigned by the majority political party. As of 2024, the Senate is made up of 47 <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a> with 4 <a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independents</a> who side with the Democrats which make them the Senate Majority. The minority of the Senate is made up of 49 <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republicans</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Notes" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Notes"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724317">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Sinema">Kyrsten Sinema</a> of <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Sanders" title="Bernie Sanders">Bernie Sanders</a> of Vermont, and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Manchin" title="Joe Manchin">Joe Manchin</a> of West Virginia, <a href="/wiki/Senate_Democratic_Caucus" title="Senate Democratic Caucus">caucus</a> with the Democrats.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> (for its primary elections only), <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> additionally utilize a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nonpartisan_blanket_primary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nonpartisan blanket primary (not yet started)">nonpartisan blanket primary</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> uses a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_primary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louisiana primary (not yet started)">Louisiana primary</a>, for their respective <a href="/w/index.php?title=Primary_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Primary elections (not yet started)">primary elections</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724317"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724332">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/31/joe-manchin-independent-registration/">"Manchin changes party registration to independent, fueling speculation"</a>. The Washington Post. May 31, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 1,</span> 2024</span>. <q>Manchin joins three other members of the Senate who identify as independents: Sens. Bernie Sanders (Vt.), Angus King (Maine) and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), who each caucus with Democrats. A Manchin spokesperson said he will continue to caucus with Democrats.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Manchin+changes+party+registration+to+independent%2C+fueling+speculation&rft.pub=The+Washington+Post&rft.date=2024-05-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fpolitics%2F2024%2F05%2F31%2Fjoe-manchin-independent-registration%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Senate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members">"Members of Congress"</a>. Civic Impulse, LLC<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 February</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Members+of+Congress&rft.pub=Civic+Impulse%2C+LLC&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.govtrack.us%2Fcongress%2Fmembers&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Senate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Filiq3-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Filiq3_5-0">3.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Filiq3_5-1">3.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Filiq3_5-2">3.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The United States Senate for Know-It-Alls</i> (Minneapolis: Filiquarian Publishing, LLC, 2008), p. 3</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FarooqSLN-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-FarooqSLN_6-0">4.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-FarooqSLN_6-1">4.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFUmar_Farooq2013" class="citation web cs1">Umar Farooq (6 August 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.studylecturenotes.com/constitutional-laws/powers-functions-of-the-american-senate">"Powers and Functions of the American Senate"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 March</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Powers+and+Functions+of+the+American+Senate&rft.pub=Study+Lecture+Notes&rft.date=2013-08-06&rft.au=Umar+Farooq&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.studylecturenotes.com%2Fconstitutional-laws%2Fpowers-functions-of-the-american-senate&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Senate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">IBP, <i>US Senate Guide Volume 1</i> (Washington, DC: International Business Publications, 2015), p. 132</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-About-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-About_8-0">6.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-About_8-1">6.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160317172701/http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/congpowers.htm">"About the U.S. Senate"</a>. 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Congressmen by longevity of service (not yet started)">Longest serving</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Expulsion_from_the_United_States_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Expulsion from the United States Congress (not yet started)">Expelled</a> | House: <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_by_seniority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority (not yet started)">Current by seniority</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_former_members_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of former members of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Former members</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_oldest_surviving_members_of_the_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of oldest surviving members of the House of Representatives (not yet started)">Oldest living</a> | Senate: <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_current_United_States_Senators_by_age&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of current United States Senators by age (not yet started)">Current by age</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seniority_in_the_United_States_Senate" title="Seniority in the United States Senate">Current by seniority</a>; <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_former_United_States_Senators&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of former United States Senators (not yet started)">Former</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_living_former_United_States_Senators&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of living former United States Senators (not yet started)">Former still living</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Earliest_living_United_States_Senator&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Earliest living United States Senator (not yet started)">Age/seniority</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_senators_expelled_or_censured&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States senators expelled or censured (not yet started)">Expelled/censured</a>, <a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Classes of United States Senators">Classes</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">House: <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Speakers_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">list</a>), <a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives">Party leaders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Party_whips_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Party whips of the United States House of Representatives">Party whips</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Caucus_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Democratic Caucus of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Dem. caucus</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Republican_Conference_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Rep. conference</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dean_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Dean of the United States House of Representatives">Dean</a> | Senate: <a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the United States Senate">President pro tempore</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Presidents_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate (not yet started)">list</a>), <a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Party leaders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Assistant_party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant party leaders of the United States Senate">Assistant party leaders</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Caucus_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Dem. Caucus</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Conference_Chairman_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Democratic Conference Chairman of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Chair</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Conference_Secretary_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Democratic Conference Secretary of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Secretary</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Policy_Committee_Chairman_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Democratic Policy Committee Chairman of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Policy comm. chair</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Republican_Conference_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Republican Conference of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Rep. Conference</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Republican_Conference_Chairman_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Republican Conference Chairman of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Chair</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Republican_Conference_Vice-Chair_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Republican Conference Vice-Chair of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Vice-Chair</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Republican_Policy_Committee_Chairman_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Republican Policy Committee Chairman of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Policy comm. chair</a>), <a href="/wiki/Dean_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Dean of the United States Senate">Dean</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Groups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=African_Americans_in_the_United_States_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="African Americans in the United States Congress (not yet started)">African Americans</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Asian_Pacific_Americans_in_the_United_States_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress (not yet started)">Asian Pacific Americans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Congressional_caucus" title="Congressional caucus">Caucuses</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Congressional_committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Congressional committee (not yet started)">Committees</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Hispanic_Americans_in_the_United_States_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Hispanic Americans in the United States Congress (not yet started)">Hispanic Americans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Women_in_the_United_States_Senate" title="Women in the United States Senate">Senate Women</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Women_in_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Women in the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">House Women</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Agencies,<br />Employees &<br />Offices</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architect_of_the_Capitol&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Architect of the Capitol (not yet started)">Architect of the Capitol</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Guide_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Capitol Guide Service (not yet started)">Capitol Guide Service</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Guide_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Capitol Guide Board (not yet started)">board</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Police&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Capitol Police (not yet started)">Capitol Police</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Capitol_Police_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Capitol Police Board (not yet started)">board</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(United_States_Congress)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (United States Congress) (not yet started)">Chiefs of staff</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_Accountability_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Government Accountability Office (not yet started)">GAO</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Government_Printing_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Government Printing Office (not yet started)">Government Printing Office</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Law_Revision_Counsel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Law Revision Counsel (not yet started)">Law Revision Counsel</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Librarian_of_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Librarian of Congress (not yet started)"> Librarian of Congress</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Poet_Laureate_Consultant_in_Poetry_to_the_Library_of_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (not yet started)">Poet laureate</a> | House: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Chaplain_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Chaplain</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Administrative_Officer_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Chief Administrative Officer</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Clerk_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Clerk</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Doorkeeper_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Doorkeeper</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_House_of_Representatives_Office_of_Emergency_Planning,_Preparedness,_and_Operations&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States House of Representatives Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations (not yet started)">Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Historian_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Historian of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Historian</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_House_of_Representatives_Page&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States House of Representatives Page (not yet started)">Page</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=House_Page_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="House Page Board (not yet started)">board</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliamentarian_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Parliamentarian</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Postmaster_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Postmaster</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Reading_Clerk_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Reading clerk</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Recording_Studio_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Recording Studio of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Recording Studio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_at_Arms_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives">Sergeant at Arms</a> | Senate: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chaplain of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Chaplain</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Curator_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curator of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Curator</a>, <a href="/wiki/Historian_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Historian of the United States Senate">Historian</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_Librarian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Senate Librarian (not yet started)">Librarian</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Senate_Page&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Senate Page (not yet started)">Page</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parliamentarian_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Parliamentarian of the United States Senate">Parliamentarian</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Secretary of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Secretary</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_at_Arms_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Sergeant at Arms</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Politics &<br />Procedure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Act_of_Congress" title="Act of Congress">Act of Congress</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_federal_legislation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States federal legislation (not yet started)">list</a>), <a href="/wiki/Congressional_caucus" title="Congressional caucus">Caucuses</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Congressional_committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Congressional committee (not yet started)">Committees</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Congressional_hearing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Congressional hearing (not yet started)">Hearings</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_session_of_the_United_States_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint session of the United States Congress (not yet started)">Joint session</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Congressional_oversight&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Congressional oversight (not yet started)">Oversight</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Party_divisions_of_United_States_Congresses&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Party divisions of United States Congresses (not yet started)">Party divisions</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rider_(legislation)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rider (legislation) (not yet started)">Rider</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sponsor_(legislative)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sponsor (legislative) (not yet started)">Sponsorship</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saxbe_fix&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saxbe fix (not yet started)">Saxbe fix</a> | House: <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_House_committees&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States House committees (not yet started)">Committees</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="History of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">History</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Procedures_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Procedures of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Procedures</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mace_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mace of the United States House of Representatives (not yet started)">Mace of the House</a> | Senate: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senate_committees" title="List of United States Senate committees">Committees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Filibuster" title="Filibuster">Filibuster</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="History of the United States Senate (not yet started)">History</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jefferson%27s_Manual&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jefferson's Manual (not yet started)">Jefferson's Manual</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Traditions_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Traditions of the United States Senate (not yet started)">Traditions</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Vice_Presidents%27_tie-breaking_votes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Vice Presidents' tie-breaking votes (not yet started)">VPs' tie-breaking votes</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Buildings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Botanic_Garden" title="United States Botanic Garden">Botanic Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol" title="United States Capitol">Capitol</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Complex&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Capitol Complex (not yet started)">Capitol Complex</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Congressional_office_buildings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Congressional office buildings (not yet started)">Office buildings</a> (House: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cannon_House_Office_Building&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cannon House Office Building (not yet started)">Cannon</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ford_House_Office_Building&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ford House Office Building (not yet started)">Ford</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Longworth_House_Office_Building&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Longworth House Office Building (not yet started)">Longworth</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rayburn_House_Office_Building&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rayburn House Office Building (not yet started)">Rayburn</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=O%27Neill_House_Office_Building&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="O'Neill House Office Building (not yet started)">O'Neill</a> (<i>demolished</i>), Senate: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dirksen_Senate_Office_Building&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dirksen Senate Office Building (not yet started)">Dirksen</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hart_Senate_Office_Building&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hart Senate Office Building (not yet started)">Hart</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Senate_Office_Building&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Russell Senate Office Building (not yet started)">Russell</a>)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Research</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical directory</a>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congressional_Quarterly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Congressional Quarterly (not yet started)">Congressional Quarterly</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Record" title="Congressional Record">Congressional Record</a></i>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Congressional_Research_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Congressional Research Service (not yet started)">Congressional Research Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Law_Library_of_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Law Library of Congress (not yet started)">Law Library</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Copyright_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States Copyright Office (not yet started)">Copyright Office</a>), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hill_(newspaper)" title="The Hill (newspaper)">The Hill</a></i>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roll_Call&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roll Call (not yet started)">Roll Call</a></i>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=THOMAS&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="THOMAS (not yet started)">THOMAS</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Misc</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_congressional_lists&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States congressional lists (not yet started)">List of lists</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_congressional_districts" title="List of United States congressional districts">Congressional districts</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_congressional_districts_by_area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States congressional districts by area (not yet started)">by area</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Congressional_power_of_enforcement&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Congressional power of enforcement (not yet started)">Power of enforcement</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:Congressional_scandals&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Congressional scandals (not yet started)">Scandals</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Websites: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.house.gov">House of Representatives</a> | <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.senate.gov">Senate</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles nomobile"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9122492"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-labelledby="Authority_control_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66096#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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