The President pro tempore is the second highest ranking official of the United States Senate . He is a senator who is elected to his position by the Senate.In actual practice it is not unusual for the vice-president and pro temp to both be absent. In that case another senator or, I think, one of the staff serves as time-keeper and keeps track of who has the floor.
The president pro tempore serves as the head of the senate in place of the vice president- APEX
The Pro Tempore Currently, Robert C. Byrd
The Vice President is President of the Senate and has the power to break a tie on votes in the Senate. The Vice President is also the successor to the Presidency if the President cannot continue serving in office. Vice Presidents have become more involved and more powerful in recent years. They serve as close advisers to the president and often bolster the presidents credentials because of their previous experience in government.
The Vice President of the US votes to break the tie. In Article 1 Section 3 of the Constitution it says that the Vice President becomes the President of the Senate, but has no vote, unless there it a tie.
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The secretary conducts the meeting.
The 'President Pro Tempore' is the President of the Senate, when the Vice President of the United States is absent.
The Senate President Pro Tempore
The U.S. Vice President is the President of the Senate. When he/she is absent or acting as President, the Senate President Pro Tempore is in charge.
When the US Vice President is absent or acting as President, his/her Senate duties fall to the US Senate President Pro Tempore, who by tradition is the longest-serving Senator of the majority party.
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President Pro-Tempore
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If the vice-president is absent, some other senator, such are the pro tempore, presides over the Senate.
The first is the Vice President who is in charge of the Senate meetings and can only vote in a tie between the Senators. If the President is absent they choose an alternate known as the President Pro Tempore (Temporary President) who is third in line of the Presidency after the Speaker of The House who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives and the Speaker of The House will take over the Presidency should anything happen to the President and the Vice President.
The President pro tempore is the second highest ranking official of the United States Senate . He is a senator who is elected to his position by the Senate.In actual practice it is not unusual for the vice-president and pro temp to both be absent. In that case another senator or, I think, one of the staff serves as time-keeper and keeps track of who has the floor.