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