4, 1859. The Senate first convened in its current meeting place after utilizing Federal Hall, Congress Hall, and the Old Senate Chamber in the Capitol... 10 KB (1,179 words) - 02:13, 13 March 2023 |
United States Capitol (redirect from United States House chamber) Court chamber from 1860 until 1935. This room was originally the lower half of the Old Senate Chamber from 1800 to 1806. After division of the chamber in... 93 KB (9,434 words) - 04:01, 24 March 2024 |
Maryland State House (section Old Senate Chamber) Center for History and Culture. To the right of the entrance is the old Senate Chamber. Chairs and desks were added to the room in the exact number (16)... 28 KB (2,875 words) - 10:19, 4 January 2024 |
Advice and consent (redirect from Confirmed by the U.S. Senate) the Senate. While several framers of the U.S. Constitution, such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, believed that the required role of the Senate is... 10 KB (1,248 words) - 05:41, 29 October 2023 |
Salaries of members of the United States Congress (redirect from Salaries of members of the United States Senate) taking effect until after the next election. Additional pay schedule for the Senate and House positions: SCHEDULE 6—VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS,... 8 KB (223 words) - 06:25, 20 February 2024 |
delay proceedings (for example, to allow other members time to get to the chamber in order to join debate) may request that the presiding officer determine... 3 KB (391 words) - 08:56, 10 August 2023 |
Laphonza Butler (section U.S. Senate) United States Senate seat left vacant by the death of Dianne Feinstein. She is the first openly LGBT African American to serve in the Senate. Butler was... 25 KB (1,791 words) - 00:28, 27 March 2024 |
40 years old. It has members in about 124 countries, and regional or national organizations in most of them. The first local Junior Chamber chapter was... 8 KB (616 words) - 08:02, 13 March 2024 |
Street from the Old Senate Office Building (Russell Senate Office Building) and diagonally across the Capitol grounds from the Senate wing of the Capitol... 9 KB (959 words) - 08:36, 7 September 2023 |
States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises... 37 KB (4,513 words) - 17:19, 20 March 2024 |
parliament is asymmetric, where the lower chamber is dominant over the upper chamber. Unlike the Sejm, the Senate cannot unilaterally veto legislation nor... 30 KB (3,443 words) - 15:50, 6 March 2024 |
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin:... 24 KB (2,188 words) - 03:01, 14 March 2024 |
seniority enables a senator to choose a desk closer to the front of the Senate Chamber. Senators with higher seniority may choose to move into better office... 38 KB (1,233 words) - 08:20, 8 March 2024 |
three-fifths vote. On occasion, the Senate may go into what is called a secret or closed session. During a closed session, the chamber doors are closed and the galleries... 19 KB (2,270 words) - 20:32, 5 January 2024 |
The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino: Senado ng Pilipinas, also Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress... 63 KB (3,120 words) - 11:29, 14 March 2024 |
The Office of Senate Curator is also responsible for the supervision and care of the Old Senate Chamber and the Old Supreme Court Chamber. The Office has... 3 KB (300 words) - 19:58, 25 February 2024 |
Court before the Senate. Additionally, the Chamber of Deputies receives for consideration bills presented by popular initiative. The Chamber of Deputies is... 17 KB (900 words) - 18:31, 28 March 2024 |
United States Capitol subway system (redirect from Senate Subway) buildings – all of the Senate buildings and one of the House buildings. The original subway line was built in 1909 to link the Russell Senate Office Building... 10 KB (898 words) - 08:20, 21 February 2024 |