Speaker pro tempore of the United States House of Representatives

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The Speaker pro tempore of the United States House of Representatives is a member of the House designated to preside over its sessions in the absence of the Speaker and to perform certain procedural and administrative duties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
presiding officer role ⓘ
appointedBy Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
authority exercises powers of the Speaker when presiding, subject to House rules ⓘ
canBe longer-term designation by House resolution ⓘ
temporary designation for a single legislative day ⓘ
category Offices in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
Presiding officers of legislatures ⓘ
United States legislative positions ⓘ
chamber House of Representatives ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
duty administer oaths to members ⓘ
maintain order in the House chamber ⓘ
oversee legislative proceedings from the chair ⓘ
preside over House sessions in absence of the Speaker ⓘ
recognize members to speak ⓘ
rule on points of order ⓘ
sign enrolled bills and resolutions when designated ⓘ
historicalPractice has been used since early years of the House to cover Speaker’s absence ⓘ
jurisdiction internal proceedings of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis House resolutions designating a Speaker pro tempore ⓘ
Rule I of the Rules of the House of Representatives ⓘ
Rules of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
limitation authority may be limited by the designating resolution ⓘ
does not automatically assume political leadership role of the Speaker ⓘ
mustBe member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
partOf United States House of Representatives ⓘ
relatedConcept parliamentary procedure ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
relatedPosition Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
reportsTo United States House of Representatives ⓘ
residesIn United States Capitol ⓘ
selectionMethod designated by House resolution adopted by majority vote ⓘ
designated in writing by the Speaker ⓘ
successionRole may be designated in Speaker’s succession list under House rules ⓘ
termLength serves at the pleasure of the Speaker or as specified by House resolution ⓘ
usedIn debate and amendment proceedings ⓘ
legislative sessions ⓘ
pro forma sessions ⓘ
voting procedures ⓘ
workLocation House chamber ⓘ

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Speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives → isSimilarTo → Speaker pro tempore of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
Speaker pro tempore of the California State Assembly → isSimilarTo → Speaker pro tempore of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ