Senate of the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Senate_of_the_United_States

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	upper house of the United States Congress
gptkbp:authority	gptkb:legislation budget approval impeachment trials ratification of treaties confirmation of federal appointments
gptkbp:chamber	gptkb:Senate_chamber
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:electionCycle	every 2 years for one-third of seats
gptkbp:established	1789
gptkbp:hasCommittee	gptkb:Senate_Aging_Committee gptkb:Senate_Agriculture,_Nutrition,_and_Forestry_Committee gptkb:Senate_Appropriations_Committee gptkb:Senate_Armed_Services_Committee gptkb:Senate_Banking,_Housing,_and_Urban_Affairs_Committee gptkb:Senate_Budget_Committee gptkb:Senate_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation_Committee gptkb:Senate_Energy_and_Natural_Resources_Committee gptkb:Senate_Environment_and_Public_Works_Committee gptkb:Senate_Ethics_Committee gptkb:Senate_Finance_Committee gptkb:Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee gptkb:Senate_Health,_Education,_Labor,_and_Pensions_Committee gptkb:Senate_Homeland_Security_and_Governmental_Affairs_Committee gptkb:Senate_Indian_Affairs_Committee gptkb:Senate_Intelligence_Committee gptkb:Senate_Joint_Committee_on_Taxation gptkb:Senate_Joint_Economic_Committee gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee gptkb:Senate_Rules_and_Administration_Committee gptkb:Senate_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship_Committee gptkb:Senate_Veterans'_Affairs_Committee gptkb:Senate_Agriculture_Committee Senate Economic Committee Senate Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Senate Joint Committee on Printing Senate Joint Committee on the Library
gptkbp:hasMember	100
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Senate of the United States
gptkbp:leaderTitle	gptkb:President_pro_tempore Majority Leader Minority Leader
gptkbp:meetingPlace	gptkb:United_States_Capitol
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle	gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:termLength	6 years
gptkbp:votingSystem	direct election simple majority filibuster (for some matters)
gptkbp:website	https://www.senate.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:בית_המשפט_העליון_של_ארצות_הברית
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6