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What is the line of succession for US President according to Congressional Law?

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The current line of succession is as follows:

  1. The Vice President Dick Cheney
  2. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
  3. President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd
  4. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
  5. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson
  6. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
  7. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
  8. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne
  9. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
  10. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez2
  11. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao3
  12. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt
  13. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson
  14. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters
  15. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman
  16. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
  17. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson
  18. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff

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The current line of succession is as follows:

  1. The Vice President Dick Cheney
  2. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
  3. President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd
  4. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
  5. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson
  6. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
  7. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
  8. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne
  9. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
  10. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez2
  11. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao3
  12. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt
  13. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson
  14. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters
  15. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman
  16. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
  17. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson
  18. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff
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