Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives | Definition & Facts
WEB1 day ago · Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, who is elected by the majority party to lead the House. The individual in this office is second in line of presidential succession, following the vice president.
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
WEBThe speaker in the United States, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives, outranking the majority leader. However, despite having the right to vote, the speaker usually does not participate in …
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
WEBThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the head of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the current members of the House. A person with more than half of the votes becomes Speaker.
List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives
WEBThe speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House, and is simultaneously the body's presiding officer, the de facto leader of the body's majority party, and the institution's administrative head. [1]
Leadership - house.gov
WEBElected by the whole of the House of Representatives, the Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several roles: the institutional role of presiding officer and administrative head of the House, the role of leader of the majority party in the House, and the representative role of an elected member of the House.
Here’s what the speaker of the House actually does | PBS News
WEBJan 4, 2023 · The speaker of the House is the most visible and authoritative spokesperson for the majority party in the House. But their role goes beyond politics to everything from accounting to...
Explainer: How the House of Representatives Elects a Speaker
WEBJan 6, 2023 · The House can elect a new speaker at any time if the person occupying that role dies, resigns or is removed from office. Barring that, a speaker is normally elected at the start of a new...
Rep. Mike Johnson voted new House speaker - CNN
WEBOct 25, 2023 · GOP Rep. Mike Johnson secured the speaker’s gavel without losing any Republican votes Wednesday after weeks of party infighting left the House in chaos. Follow here for the latest live news...
House Speaker: Johnson Elected Speaker of the House, Ending …
WEBOct 25, 2023 · Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana won election on Wednesday to become the 56th speaker of the House of Representatives, as Republicans worn down by three weeks of infighting and...
About the Speaker of the House of Representatives - ThoughtCo
WEBMay 4, 2021 · The Speaker of the House is designated by Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution as the highest-ranking member of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House is second in the line of presidential succession, after …