Under the Constitution, the vice president serves as the president of the Senate and presides over the Senate’s daily proceedings.
President of the Senate
As the President of the Senate the VP has the responsibility to manage and maintain the relationship between the Senate and The United States President. It is paramount that he /she are able to garner bipartisan rapport, without which the position will become untenable.
Over the course of the nation’s history, the vice president’s influence evolved but principally today the VP has the responsibility to advise the President.
President pro tempore
The Constitution instructs the Senate to choose a president pro tempore to preside over the Senate in the absence of the vice president. Pro tempore is a Latin term meaning “for the time being,” signaling that the position was originally conceived as a temporary replacement.
The President of the Senate may cast the decisive vote in the event of a tie in the Senate. the vice president has the sole power to break a tie vote in the Senate.
Current VP
The Current VP of the United States in JD Vance.
Under the Biden administration The Vice President of the United States is Kamala Harris – therefore she is the current President of the Senate.
