U.S. Senate
States in the Senate. Find your state's senators and learn about your state's place in Senate history.
U.S. Senate: Floor Proceedings
Lists the activity that took place on the Senate floor for a given legislative day. Senate Floor Proceedings, 2014 to Present
Leadership & Officers - U.S. Senate
Listed below are the current leadership and officers for the 118th Congress. Also available on Senate.gov are historical essays on and lists of Senate leadership and Senate officers.
U.S. Senate: Senators
Links to biographical information, Senate service accomplishments, military service, awards and honors, and more for current and former senators. States in the Senate Lists of all senators from each state and facts about each state's history in the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Senate: Bills, Acts, & Laws
• 20-year Comparison of Senate Legislative Activity (PDF) • Public Laws Granting Honorary U. S. Citizenship • Vetoes, 1789 to Present •
Tentative 2024 Legislative Schedule - U.S. Senate
The list below identifies expected non-legislative periods (days that the Senate will not be in session). The schedule is also available in calendar format (PDF). The 2023 tentative schedule is still available.
Qualifications & Terms of Service - U.S. Senate
The Constitution sets three qualifications for service in the U.S. Senate: age (at least thirty years of age); U.S. citizenship (at least nine years); and residency in the state a senator represents at time of election. The details of these qualifications were hammered out by the Constitution's framers during the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
U.S. Senate: Hearings & Meetings
Have a Question about Senate Committees? Frequently Asked Questions about Committees provides information about the committee system, researching committee documents, finding committee hearings, and much more.
Votes - U.S. Senate
Roll call vote results are compiled through the Senate Legislative Information System by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate.
Recent Floor Activity - U.S. Senate
The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 9:30 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.