 "The presiding
officer of the United States Senate is
the person who presides over the United
States Senate and
is charged with maintaining order
and decorum, recognizing members to
speak, and interpreting the Senate's
rules, practices, and precedents.
Senate presiding officer is a role,
not an actual office. The actual
role is usually performed by one of
three officials: the vice
president of the United States;
an elected United States senator (President
pro tempore,
who fills in the role in the event
of an incapacity or vacancy); or,
under certain circumstances, the chief
justice of the United States.
Outside the constitutionally
mandated roles, the actual
appointment of a person to do the
job of presiding over the Senate as
a body is governed by Rule
I of
the Standing
Rules"
Source
Wikipedia.
According to the Constitution
“The Vice President of the United
States shall be President of the
Senate, but shall have no Vote,
unless they be equally divided.”
When not available the Senate is run
by the President Pro Temp. |
