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: 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.
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.
Leadership & Officers - U.S. Senate
Listed below are the current leadership and officers for the 119th Congress. Also available on Senate.gov are historical essays on and lists of Senate leadership and Senate officers.
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.
U.S. Senate: Floor Proceedings
Lists the activity that took place on the Senate floor for a given legislative day. Senate Floor Proceedings, 2014 to Present
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.
U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators
Please include your return postal mailing address when corresponding with a Senate office. Telephone; Phone numbers are available on each state's page or on your senator's website; Senators Suite & Telephone List (PDF) A U.S. Capitol Switchboard operator can also connect you directly with the Senate office. (202) 224-3121
Officers and Staff - U.S. Senate
An elected officer, the secretary of the Senate supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of the United States Senate.
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.