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The United States Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each U.S. state is represented by two senators, regardless of population. Senators serve staggered six-year terms.
Статья I, раздел 3 Конституции требует Сенат разделены на три класса для целей выборов. Сенаторы избираются на шестилетний срок и каждые два года члены одного класса — примерно одна треть сенаторов — лицо избрания или переизбрания. Условия для сенаторов в классе я истекает в 2013 году, II класса в 2015 году и класса III в 2017 году.
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A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
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Under the Constitution, neither chamber may adjourn for more than three days without the approval of the other. Such approval is obtained in a concurrent resolution approved by both chambers.
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Under the Constitution, the Vice President serves as President of the Senate. He may vote in the Senate in the case of a tie, but is not required to. The President Pro Tempore (and others designated by him) usually perform these duties during the Vice President's frequent absences from the Senate.
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Senate rules permit one motion to reconsider any question decided by vote, if offered by a Senator who voted on the winning side. Normally a supporter of the outcome immediately moves to reconsider the vote, and the same Senator or another immediately moves to table this motion, thus securing the outcome of the vote.
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Permanent committees established under the rules of Senate and specialized in consideration of particular subject areas. There are currently 16 standing committees.
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When the House and Senate adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together to conduct formal business or to hear an address by the President of the United States.
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The Constitution requires that a Senator be at least 30 years old, a citizen of the United States for at least nine years, and an inhabitant of the State from which he or she is elected. A person elected or appointed to the Senate and duly sworn is a Senator.
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Бюджетные полномочия, расходы и поступления некоторых субъектов Федерации, которые были исключены из бюджета суммы согласно положениям закона. В настоящее время от бюджетных организаций включают в себя целевые фонды социального обеспечения и почтовой службы.
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Senate committees usually publish a committee report to accompany the legislation they have voted out. These reports are numbered consecutively in the order in which they are filed in the Senate. Committee reports discuss and explain the purpose of measures and contain other, related information. The term may also refer to the action taken by a committee ("report the legislation") to submit its recommendations to the Senate.
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