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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:legislative_body
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gptkbp:adjourns
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by consent or presidential proclamation
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gptkbp:age
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30
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gptkbp:authority
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gptkb:Article_I,_U.S._Constitution
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gptkbp:broadcasts
|
C-SPAN2
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gptkbp:chamber
|
upper
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gptkbp:citizenship
|
9 years
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gptkbp:clotureVote
|
60 votes required
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gptkbp:country
|
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:currentMajorityParty
|
gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:electionCycle
|
every 2 years, one-third of seats
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gptkbp:established
|
1789
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gptkbp:filibuster
|
allowed
|
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gptkbp:firstAfricanAmericanSenator
|
gptkb:Hiram_Rhodes_Revels
|
|
gptkbp:firstAsianAmericanSenator
|
gptkb:Hiram_Fong
|
|
gptkbp:firstFemaleSenator
|
gptkb:Rebecca_Latimer_Felton
|
|
gptkbp:firstHispanicSenator
|
gptkb:Octaviano_Larrazolo
|
|
gptkbp:firstNativeAmericanSenator
|
gptkb:Charles_Curtis
|
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gptkbp:firstSession
|
March 4, 1789
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gptkbp:hasCommittee
|
joint committees
select committees
standing committees
special committees
|
|
gptkbp:hasJournal
|
gptkb:Senate_Journal
|
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Senate (US)
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gptkbp:legislature
|
bills must pass both Senate and House
|
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States_Capitol
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gptkbp:meetingPlace
|
gptkb:Senate_Chamber
|
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gptkbp:minorityParty
|
gptkb:Republican_Party
|
|
gptkbp:motto
|
gptkb:E_pluribus_unum
|
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gptkbp:numberOfMembers
|
100
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gptkbp:numberOfSenators
|
2
|
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
|
English
|
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gptkbp:partOf
|
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
|
gptkbp:powers
|
advice and consent
confirm appointments
impeachment trials
ratify treaties
|
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gptkbp:presidentOfSenate
|
elected by Senate
|
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gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle
|
gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:quorum
|
51
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gptkbp:residence
|
must reside in state represented
|
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gptkbp:rulesCommittee
|
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Rules_and_Administration
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gptkbp:salary
|
$174,000 (as of 2023)
|
|
gptkbp:seal
|
gptkb:Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate
|
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gptkbp:session
|
gptkb:118th_United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:swornTo
|
required
|
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gptkbp:termLength
|
6 years
|
|
gptkbp:votingSystem
|
roll call vote
division vote
voice vote
|
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gptkbp:website
|
https://www.senate.gov/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Whip_(politics)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
6
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