The Congressional Record is a substantially verbatim account of the remarks made by senators and representatives while they are on the floor of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Listed below are the current leadership and officers for the 119th Congress. Also available on Senate.gov are historical essays on and lists of Senate leadership and Senate officers. Constitutionally Mandated Officers About the Offices of the Vice President and President Pro Tempore Vice President Vance, J.D. President Pro Tempore Grassley ...
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Roll call vote results are compiled through the Senate Legislative Information System by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate.
The Senate takes action on bills, resolutions, amendments, motions, nominations, and treaties by voting. Senators vote in a variety of ways, including roll call votes, voice votes, and unanimous consent.
Six Hoosiers—Schuyler Colfax, Charles Fairbanks, Thomas Hendricks, Thomas Marshall, Dan Quayle, and Mike Pence—have served as vice president and therefore as the Senate’s constitutional president or presiding officer.