Biography of senate president pro tempore
Who is the president of the senate
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate (often shortened to president pro tem) is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate, after the vice president.
President pro tempore of the senate role
The Constitution instructs the Senate to choose a president pro tempore to preside over the Senate in the absence of the vice president.
Who is the president of the senate in the constitution
Senator Robert C. Byrd became the president pro tempore at that time.
What does the president pro tempore do
According to the Presidential Succession Act of , should the offices of president and vice president both become vacant, the president pro tempore would have succeeded to the Missing: biography.