Chat with our AI personalities
The President Pro-Tempore serves in the Senate. This person presides over the Senate when the Vice-President is not in attendance.
The Senate
The Pro Tempore Currently, Robert C. Byrd
There are two different possible answers. Officially, the president pro tempore is to preside. However, that title is now used mainly as an honorific, given to the longest-serving Senator of the majority party. The president pro tempore has the power to appoint another Senator to act as presiding officer for a given day of Senate proceedings.
if the president is unable to serve the first few in the order are: vice president speaker of the house president pro tempore of the senate secretary of state secretary of the treasury