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: 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: About the 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.
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
States in the Senate. Find your state's senators and learn about your state's place in Senate history.
U.S. Senate: Senators
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.
Constitution of the United States - U.S. Senate
Written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and in operation since 1789, the United States Constitution is the world’s longest surviving written charter of government. Its first three words – “We The People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.
U.S. Senate: About the Senate and the Constitution
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years. [U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 3, clause 1] James Madison’s Virginia Plan, introduced to the Constitutional Convention on May 29, 1787, called for a bicameral national legislature.
Powers and Procedures - U.S. Senate
The Senate is governed by the Constitution, a set of standing rules, precedents established in the course of the legislative process, and special rules of procedure adopted by statute for particular types of legislation.
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.