President pro tempore of the Senate

The president pro tempore of the United States Senate (often shortened to president pro tem) is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. Article One, Section Three of the United States Constitution provides that the vice president of the United States is the president of the Senate (despite not being a senator), and mandates that the Senate must choose a president pro tempore to act in the vice president's absence. Unlike the vice president, the president pro tempore is an elected member of the Senate, able to speak or vote on any issue. Selected by the Senate at large, usually by a resolution which is adopted by unanimous consent without a formal vote, the president pro tempore has enjoyed many privileges and some limited powers. During the vice president's absence, the president pro tempore is empowered to preside over Senate sessions. Except when necessary or to highlight important votes, the vice president and the president pro tempore rarely preside; instead, the duty of presiding officer is rotated among junior U.S. senators of the majority party to give them experience in parliamentary procedure.

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List of Presidents pro tempore

Portrait	Name	State	Party		Term	Congress
	James Ernest	California		Republican	April 1, 2022 — April 4, 2022	47th
	ColdNorse	Florida		Republican	April 6, 2022 — April 6, 2022	48th
	Kouhei Atashi	North Carolina		Republican	April 6, 2022 — April 7, 2022
	ColdNorse	Florida		Republican	April 7, 2022 —  ???
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	Ethan Rezi	Utah		Libertarian	Mid August, 2022 — August 29, 2022	81st
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	Admiral Bewcock	Michigan		Republican	November 30, 2022 - December 6, 2022	93rd - 94th
	Spiro Agnew	Maryland		Republican	December 6, 2022 - January 1, 2023	94th - 101st
	Nikki Brainard	Kentucky		Democrat	January 1, 2022 — Unknown	101st
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	Alex Jones	Missouri		Republican	November 25, 2023 — November 25, 2023 10:49 PM	None
	Dagoth Ur	West Virginia		Republican	November 25, 2023 — November 25, 2023
	Lord El-Melloi	Florida		Republican	November 25, 2023 — December 11, 2023
	Blake Stone	Nebraska		Republican	December 11, 2023 — December 16, 2023
	Defunct	Texas		Republican	December 16, 2023 — December 16, 2023
	bibi+hamas no celebrate jesus birth	Nevada		Republican	December 16, 2023 — January 11, 2024
	MAGA COMMUNIST RFK | Chavez	Arizona		Democratic	January 11, 2024 — January 22, 2024
	ANNA COOKE KENDRICK	Maine		Democratic	January 22, 2024 — January 23, 2024
	Miracle Yang	Michigan		Republican	January 23, 2024 — Incumbent
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	Ted Lasso	Virginia		Democratic	February 19, 2024 — February 23, 2024	208th
	Lord El-Melloi	Florida		Republican	February 23, 2024 — March 13, 2024	209th
	Beth Dutton	Tennessee		Republican	March 13, 2024 — March 14, 2024	213th
	Lord El-Melloi	Florida		Republican	March 14, 2024 — Incumbent	213th