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  1. President pro tempore emeritus. Chuck Grassley (R- Iowa ), former president pro tempore, and current president pro tempore emeritus. Since 2001, the honorary title of president pro tempore emeritus has been given to a senator of the minority party who has previously served as president pro tempore.

  2. President pro tempore emeritus In 2001, the honorary title of president pro tempore emeritus was created. It has subsequently been bestowed upon a senator of the minority party who has previously served as president pro tempore.

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    January 3, 2023 – present
    January 20, 2021 – January 3, 2023
    January 3, 2021 – January 20, 2021
    January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
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  4. Mar 12, 2024 · Senator Robert C. Byrd became the president pro tempore at that time. Starting January 20, 2001, the incoming Republican vice president Richard Cheney held the deciding vote, giving the majority to the Republicans. Senator Strom Thurmond resumed his role as president pro tempore.

  5. Mar 23, 2019 · The U.S. Constitution establishes the office of the President pro tempore of the Senate to preside over the Senate in the Vice President’s absence. Since 1947, the President pro tempore has stood third in line to succeed to the presidency after the Vice President and the Speaker of the House.

  6. In 1886 Senator George F. Hoar of Massachusetts raised the issue of presidential succession and the lack of a permanent president pro tempore. On two occasions in the early 1880s, vacancies had existed in both the vice presidency and president pro tempore at the same time.

  7. Although the Constitution does not specify who can serve as president pro tempore, the Senate has always elected one of its members to serve in this position. Since the mid-20th century, tradition has dictated that the senior member of the majority party serve as president pro tempore.

  8. The current president pro tempore is Patty Murray of Washington, who assumed office on January 3, 2023, at the start of the 118th Congress. In 2001, the honorary title of president pro tempore emeritus was created, and it has been given to a senator of the minority party who has previously served as president pro tempore.

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