The House of Representatives

Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?

Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?

Speaker

of the

House was

Nancy Pelosi, now John Boehner

Who is the #2 officer in the House of Representatives?

• There is not one.

• If the Speaker must be gone, then the Majority Leader steps in for a few days.

Who are the other leaders of the House of Representatives?

• House Majority Leader

Steny Hoyer

• Majority Whip

James Clyburn

House Minority Leader

John Boehner

House Minority Whip

Roy Blunt

Who are the other leaders of the House of Representatives?

The Senate

Who is the presiding officer of the Senate?

The Vice President of the U.S. who has the title of “President of the Senate.”

Outgoing

Dick Cheney

Incoming

Joe Biden

Who is #2 in the Senate?

President Pro-Tempore

Robert C. Byrd

Who are the other leaders in the Senate?

Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid

Majority WhipRichard Durbin

Minority Leader

Mitch McConnell

Minority Whip

Jon Kyl

Who are the other leaders in the Senate?

In both the Senate and the House of Representatives,

there are other leaders.

The most important are the committee chairpersons.