the Senate (in the United States)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/the_Senate_(in_the_United_States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:adjourns_sine_die at end of each Congress
gptkbp:authority impeachment trials
treaty ratification
confirmation of federal appointments
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:C-SPAN_2
gptkbp:can_filibuster yes
gptkbp:chamber bicameral
gptkbp:cloture_vote_threshold three-fifths (60 votes)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:current_majority_party Democratic Party (as of 2024)
gptkbp:current_minority_party Republican Party (as of 2024)
gptkbp:documentation gptkb:Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate
gptkbp:electionCycle one third every two years
gptkbp:electionMethod direct election
gptkbp:established 1789
gptkbp:first_African_American_senator gptkb:Hiram_Rhodes_Revels
gptkbp:first_Asian_American_senator gptkb:Hiram_Fong
gptkbp:first_female_senator gptkb:Rebecca_Latimer_Felton
gptkbp:first_Hispanic_senator gptkb:Octaviano_Larrazolo
gptkbp:first_Native_American_senator gptkb:Charles_Curtis
gptkbp:firstSession March 4, 1789
gptkbp:has_chaplain gptkb:Senate_Chaplain
gptkbp:has_historian gptkb:Senate_Historian
gptkbp:has_page_program gptkb:Senate_Page_Program
gptkbp:has_parliamentarian gptkb:Senate_Parliamentarian
gptkbp:has_sergeant_at_arms gptkb:Senate_Sergeant_at_Arms
gptkbp:hasCommittee joint committees
select committees
standing committees
special committees
gptkbp:hasMember 100
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Senate (in the United States)
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Article_I,_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:United_States_Capitol
gptkbp:minimum_age_for_members 30
gptkbp:minimum_residency must reside in state represented
gptkbp:minimum_years_of_citizenship 9
gptkbp:nickname the upper chamber
gptkbp:number_of_senators_per_state 2
gptkbp:oath_of_office administered by Vice President
gptkbp:official_record gptkb:Congressional_Record
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:president_pro_tempore elected by Senate
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Senate_Journal
gptkbp:salary $174,000 (as of 2024)
gptkbp:teamColors navy blue
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:website https://www.senate.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Attorney_General
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8