Question: How and when does Congress intervene?

Answer: Congress convenes every two years—on January 3 of every odd-numbered year.

Question: What are the roles of the presiding officers in the Senate and the House? Speaker of the House

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Question: What are the roles of the presiding officers in the Senate and the House? President of the Senate

Answer: The job of president of the Senate is assigned by the Constitution to the Vice President.

The president of the Senate (1) has many of the same duties as the Speaker of the House, but (2) cannot cast votes on legislation.

Question: What are the roles of the presiding officers in the Senate and the House? President pro tempore

Answer: The president pro tempore, is (1) the leader of the majority party, is elected from the Senate and (2) serves in the Vice President’s absence.

Question: What are the roles of the presiding officers in the Senate and the House? Floor Leaders

Answer: The floor leaders are (1) party officers picked for their posts by their party colleagues.