United States Senate

United States Senate
88th United States Congress
Seal of the U.S. Senate
Flag of the U.S. Senate
Type
Type	Upper house of the United States Congress
Term limits	None
History
New session started	November 17, 2022
Leadership
President of the Senate	GameLab2017, (I) since October 30, 2022
President pro tempore	aConArtist, (I) since September 24, 2022
Structure
Seats	12
Length of term	6 months
Elections
Voting system	Plurality block voting
Last election	August 28, 2022
Meeting place
Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, D.C. United States
Constitution
United States Constitution

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.

The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The Senate is composed of senators, each of whom represents a single state in its entirety. Senators serve staggered terms of six months, for a total of 10 senators. The vice president of the United States serves as presiding officer and president of the Senate by virtue of that office, and has a vote only if the senators are equally divided. In the vice president's absence, the president pro tempore, who is traditionally the senior member of the party holding a majority of seats, presides over the Senate.

As the upper chamber of Congress, the Senate has several powers of advice and consent which are unique to it. These include the approval of treaties, and the confirmation of Cabinet secretaries, federal judges (including Federal Supreme Court justices), flag officers, regulatory officials, ambassadors, other federal executive officials and federal uniformed officers. The Senate conducts trials of those impeached by the House.

The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.