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In the event that you are mixing up "Speaker pro tempore"of the House of Representatives and "President pro tempore"of the Senate, I will explain both.
The Speaker pro tempore is any member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House to preside over the House. This position is normally delegated to a member of the same political party. The President pro tempore of the Senate is the senior Senator of the majority party and is third in line of succession for the presidency after the Vice President (the President of the Senate) and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The current (as of November, 2007) President pro tempore of the Senate is Robert Byrd (D) West Virginia.
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∙ 13y agoAlthough the Speaker of the House has the duty of presiding over the house (i.e. calling for order, telling members when they can speak or not, calling for votes, etc.) they usually don't do this. They will delegate it to a member of their party, who becomes the Speaker Pro Tempore (or Acting Speaker). The Speaker Pro Tempore is not the same person, and members of the Majority take it in turns to serve this role. The more important a debate, the more senior the Speaker Pro Tempore will be.
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∙ 15y agoThe Speaker Pro Tempore is the officer who presides over the House of Representatives when the Speaker of the House is absent.
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∙ 15y agoJoe Niemi was elected to pro tempore in 2009 Joe Niemi was elected to pro tempore in 2009
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Who succeeds the pressidency after speaker of the house?
President pro tempore of the Senate
Who becomes president if all president vice president speaker of the house secretary of state and president pro tempore all die?
The President pro tempore of the Senate is the next in line of succession after the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Who are the next three in line to take over if the president dies or resings?
Vice President Speaker of the House president pro tempore of the Senate Vice President, Speaker of the House, president pro tempore of the Senate
If the speaker of ther house becomes president pro tempore who is the vice president?
The Speaker of the House would never become President Pro Tempore, as that is an office within the Senate.
Speaker of the hosue is that the senate or house?
The Speaker of the House is an office in the House of Representatives. The Speaker is the leader of the House. The leader of the Senate is the President Pro Tempore.
Who serves as President after the Speaker of the House?
Next in line is the president pro tempore of the Senate.
Who are in the leadership positions in the 112 congress?
Senate Majority Leader Speaker President Pro- Tempore
If the president vice president and speaker of the house die who will be president?
Next in line after Speaker is the President pro tempore of the Senate.
Where does the role of tempore in the line of succession of the Senate?
The senate pro tempore is third in the line of presidential succession, behind the vice-president and the Speaker of the House. ( I hope this is what you want to know.)
Who is in char ge after the speaker of the house?
The President pro tempore, who is the highest ranking senator. So the order is: President, Vice-President (Head of the Senate), Speaker of the House, President pro tempore (Highest ranking senator).
Who is in line after vice president?
if the president is unable to serve the first few in the order are: vice president speaker of the house president pro tempore of the senate secretary of state secretary of the treasury
Who fills in for the vice president in senate?
When the Vice President is not in the Senate, which is most of the time, his place is taken by the President pro tempore of the Senate, who is usually the Senator with the longest seniority. But in actual practice, the floor of the Senate is normally presided over by junior senators, to enable them to master parliamentary procedure.
