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| {{Short description|Upper house of the US Congress}} | | {{Short description|Upper house of the US Congress}} |
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| {{Infobox legislature
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| | background_color = {{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}
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| | name = United States Senate
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| | legislature = [[118th United States Congress]]
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| | coa_pic = Seal of the United States Senate.svg
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| | coa_res = 160px
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| | coa_caption = [[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of the U.S. Senate]]
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| | logo_pic = Flag of the United States Senate.svg{{!}}border
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| | logo_caption = Flag of the U.S. Senate
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| | logo_alt = Flag of the United States Senate
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| | logo_res = 150px
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| | house_type = Upper house
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| | body = United States Congress
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| | term_limits = None
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| | new_session = {{start date|2023|1|3}}
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| | leader1_type = [[Vice President of the United States|President of the Senate]]
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| | leader1 = [[Kamala Harris]]
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| | party1 = ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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| | election1 = [[Inauguration of Joe Biden|January 20, 2021]]
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| | leader2_type = [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President pro tempore]]
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| | leader2 = [[Patty Murray]]
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| | party2 = ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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| | election2 = January 3, 2023
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| | leader4_type = [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Majority Leader]]
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| | leader4 = [[Chuck Schumer]]
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| | party4 = ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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| | election4 = January 20, 2021
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| | leader5_type = [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]]
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| | leader5 = [[Mitch McConnell]]
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| | party5 = ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
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| | election5 = January 20, 2021
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| | leader6_type = [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Majority Whip]]
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| | leader6 = [[Dick Durbin]]
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| | party6 = ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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| | election6 = January 20, 2021
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| | leader7_type = [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Minority Whip]]
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| | leader7 = [[John Thune]]
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| | party7 = ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
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| | election7 = January 20, 2021
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| | members = 100
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| | structure1 = File:118th United States Senate.svg
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| | structure1_res = 250px
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| '''Majority (51)'''
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| * {{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (47)
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| * {{nowrap|{{Color box|#9999FF|border=darkgray}} [[Independent Democrat|Independent]] (4)}}{{efn|name=King|Independent Sens. [[Angus King]] of [[Maine]], [[Bernie Sanders]] of [[Vermont]], and [[Joe Manchin]] of [[West Virginia]] [[Senate Democratic Caucus|caucus]] with the Democratic Party;<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 14, 2012 |title=Maine Independent Angus King To Caucus With Senate Democrats |work=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/11/14/165149633/maine-independent-angus-king-to-caucus-with-senate-democrats |url-status=live |access-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208105816/https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/11/14/165149633/maine-independent-angus-king-to-caucus-with-senate-democrats |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |quote=Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats. [...] The Senate's other independent, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, also caucuses with the Democrats.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-group-social-security-changes-biden-hits-republicans-rcna73307|title=Senate group eyes Social Security changes as Biden hits Republicans over benefits|date=March 3, 2023|website=NBC News|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=August 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831140548/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-group-social-security-changes-biden-hits-republicans-rcna73307|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3770717-sanders-calls-sinema-corporate-democrat-who-sabotaged-legislation/|title=Sanders calls Sinema 'corporate Democrat' who 'sabotaged' legislation|first=Zach|last=Schonfeld|date=December 11, 2022|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=August 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831140548/https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3770717-sanders-calls-sinema-corporate-democrat-who-sabotaged-legislation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://apnews.com/article/joe-manchin-congress-west-virginia-senate-a4eb66f2cb773f822b6b607945cdeaef|title=Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing 'partisan extremism'|first=Lisa|last=Mascaro|website=[[Associated Press News]] |date=May 31, 2024|access-date=June 6, 2024|quote= Manchin will continue to caucus with Democrats and keep his chairmanship}}</ref> independent Sen. [[Kyrsten Sinema]] of [[Arizona]] does not caucus with the Democrats, but is "formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/23/sinema-trashes-dems-gop-00088461|title=Sinema Trashes Dems: 'Old Dudes Eating Jell-O'|date=March 23, 2023|website=POLITICO|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=October 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008092304/https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/23/sinema-trashes-dems-gop-00088461|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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| '''Minority (49)'''
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| * {{Color box|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (49)
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| | term_length = 6 years
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| | voting_system1 = [[Plurality voting]] in 46 states{{efn|[[Alaska]] (for its primary elections only), [[California]], and [[Washington (state)|Washington]] additionally utilize a [[nonpartisan blanket primary]], and [[Mississippi]] uses the [[two-round system]], for their respective [[primary elections]].}}<br>{{collapsible list
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| | titlestyle = font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left
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| | title = Varies in 4 states
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| |[[Elections in Alaska|Alaska]] & [[Elections in Maine|Maine]]: {{nowrap|[[Instant-runoff voting]]}}
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| |[[Elections in Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] & [[Elections in Louisiana|Louisiana]]:{{efn|Louisiana uses a [[Louisiana primary]].}} [[Two-round system]]
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| | last_election1 = [[2024 United States Senate elections|November 5, 2024]] (34 seats)
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| | next_election1 = [[2026 United States Senate elections|November 3, 2026]] (34 seats)
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| | session_room = Senatefloor.jpg
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| | meeting_place = {{br separated entries|[[United States Senate chamber|Senate Chamber]]|[[United States Capitol]]|[[Washington, D.C.]]|United States}}
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| | constitution = [[United States Constitution]]
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| | website = {{URL|https://senate.gov}}
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| | rules = [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate]]
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| The '''United States Senate''' is the [[upper chamber]] of the [[United States Congress]]. The Senate and the [[United States House of Representatives]] (which is the [[lower chamber]] of Congress) comprise the federal [[bicameral legislature]] of the [[United States]]. Together, the Senate and the House have the authority under [[Article One of the United States Constitution|Article One]] of the [[U.S. Constitution]] to pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate has exclusive power to confirm [[President of the United States|U.S. presidential]] appointments to high offices, approve or reject treaties, and try cases of [[Impeachment in the United States|impeachment]] brought by the House. The Senate and the House provide a [[Separation of powers under the United States Constitution|check and balance]] on the powers of the [[Federal government of the United States#Executive branch|executive]] and [[Federal judiciary of the United States|judicial]] branches of government. | | The '''United States Senate''' is the [[upper chamber]] of the [[United States Congress]]. The Senate and the [[United States House of Representatives]] (which is the [[lower chamber]] of Congress) comprise the federal [[bicameral legislature]] of the [[United States]]. Together, the Senate and the House have the authority under [[Article One of the United States Constitution|Article One]] of the [[U.S. Constitution]] to pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate has exclusive power to confirm [[President of the United States|U.S. presidential]] appointments to high offices, approve or reject treaties, and try cases of [[Impeachment in the United States|impeachment]] brought by the House. The Senate and the House provide a [[Separation of powers under the United States Constitution|check and balance]] on the powers of the [[Federal government of the United States#Executive branch|executive]] and [[Federal judiciary of the United States|judicial]] branches of government. |
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