Senate (US)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:adjourns by consent or presidential proclamation
gptkbp:age 30
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Article_I,_U.S._Constitution
gptkbp:broadcasts C-SPAN2
gptkbp:chamber upper
gptkbp:citizenship 9 years
gptkbp:clotureVote 60 votes required
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentMajorityParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:electionCycle every 2 years, one-third of seats
gptkbp:established 1789
gptkbp:filibuster allowed
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
gptkbp:firstSession March 4, 1789
gptkbp:hasCommittee joint committees
select committees
standing committees
special committees
gptkbp:hasJournal gptkb:Senate_Journal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senate (US)
gptkbp:legislature bills must pass both Senate and House
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States_Capitol
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Senate_Chamber
gptkbp:minorityParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:motto gptkb:E_pluribus_unum
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 100
gptkbp:numberOfSenators 2
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:powers advice and consent
confirm appointments
impeachment trials
ratify treaties
gptkbp:presidentOfSenate elected by Senate
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:quorum 51
gptkbp:residence must reside in state represented
gptkbp:rulesCommittee gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Rules_and_Administration
gptkbp:salary $174,000 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:seal gptkb:Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate
gptkbp:session gptkb:118th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:swornTo required
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:votingSystem roll call vote
division vote
voice vote
gptkbp:website https://www.senate.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Whip_(politics)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6