Article 1 Section 3 Clause 5 (President pro tempore)
- Provides for a President pro tempore of the Senate to act as President of the Senate when the Vice President is absent
Text
The Senate shall chuse [sic] their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of the President of the United States.
History
- Since World War II the President pro tempore has been the senior member of the majority party