U.S. Senate

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:age 30
gptkbp:authority advice and consent
confirmation of appointments
impeachment trials
treaty ratification
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:C-SPAN_2
gptkbp:chamber gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:citizenship 9 years
gptkbp:clotureVoteRequirement 60 votes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentMajorityParty Democratic Party (as of 2024)
gptkbp:electionCycle every 2 years, one-third of seats
gptkbp:established 1789
gptkbp:filibusterRule yes
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 yes
gptkbp:hasRule gptkb:Senate_Rules
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Senate
gptkbp:impeachmentRole conducts impeachment trials
gptkbp:legislature 117th Congress (as of 2024)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:United_States_Capitol
gptkbp:minorityParty Republican Party (as of 2024)
gptkbp:motto gptkb:E_pluribus_unum
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_World's_Greatest_Deliberative_Body
gptkbp:notableCommittees gptkb:Senate_Appropriations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Armed_Services_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Finance_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 100
gptkbp:numberOfSenators 2
gptkbp:numberOfStatesRepresented 50
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:presidentOfSenate elected by Senate
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:residence must reside in state represented
gptkbp:salary $174,000 (as of 2024)
gptkbp:seal gptkb:Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate
gptkbp:swornTo administered by Vice President
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:website https://www.senate.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Admiral_Lisa_Franchetti
gptkb:SEC
gptkb:U.S._presidency
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4