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.
A collection of brief essays on Senate history. Senate Stories Blog Presented to enlighten, amuse, and inform, the Senate Stories history blog explores the forces, events, and personalities that have shaped the modern Senate.
Listed below are the current leadership and officers for the 119th Congress. Also available on Senate.gov are historical essays on and lists of Senate leadership and Senate officers.
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Use this site's search or visit the Senate Index to find pages by topic. To learn about the history of the Senate visit the About the Senate section of Senate.gov.
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.
An elected officer, the secretary of the Senate supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of the United States Senate.