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1 day ago · The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. The United States Senate and the lower chamber of Congress, the United States House of Representatives, comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States.
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1 day ago · United States Senate, one of the two houses of the legislature ( Congress) of the United States, established in 1789 under the Constitution. Each state elects two senators for six-year terms. The terms of about one-third of the Senate membership expire every two years, earning the chamber the nickname “the house that never dies.”
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12 hours ago · Congress of the United States, the legislature of the United States of America, established under the Constitution of 1789 and separated structurally from the executive and judicial branches of government. It consists of two houses: the Senate, in which each state, regardless of its size, is.
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5 days ago · About the Senate. The United States’s 50 states each elect two senators for staggered six-year terms. A senator represents between 0.6 and 40 million people, depending on their state’s population. The day-to-day activities of the Senate are controlled largely by the political party holding the most seats, called the “majority party.”
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5 days ago · List of Representatives and Senators. This page lists the currently serving representatives in the House of Representatives and the senators in the U.S. Senate, collectively called the Members of Congress. You can also see a map and search by address or the historical list of Members of Congress. Search Filters. Loading options... Sort By.
2 days ago · The 118th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
5 days ago · Bills and Resolutions in Congress. There are 15,143 bills and resolutions currently before the United States Congress, but of those only about 7% will become law. 15 bills and resolutions are on the House and Senate calendars for the coming days. On House floor calendar for week of May 20, 2024.
