1、Order Code 98-418 GOVUpdated July 13, 2008Senate Administrative Officers and Officials Lorraine H. TongAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionArticle I, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution authorizes the Senate to choose itsofficers, but does not specifically identify t
2、hem by title. The officers currently elected bythe Senate are the President pro tempore, Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms,chaplain, secretary for the majority, and secretary for the minority. The Senate has alsoestablished appointive offices to handle certain other administrative functions
3、that areunder the direction of the legal counsel, legislative counsel, and parliamentarian. Inaddition, the Architect of the Capitol, an officer of Congress, is appointed by thePresident, subject to Senate confirmation. (This report does not include the President protempore, who is a member of the S
4、enate.) For more information on congressionalprocesses, see http:/www.crs.gov/products/guides/guidehome.shtml.Elected by the SenateSecretary of the Senate. Sometimes called the Senates “city manager,” theSecretary of the Senate is the chief administrative and budgetary officer of the Senate.The Secr