[United States Senate Manual, 117th Congress]
[S. Doc. 117-1]
[Statistical Data]
[Page 604]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                              Deputy Presidents Pro Tempore of the Senate
      1801

                                 deputy presidents pro tempore of the senate\1\
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              Congress                         Name                      State                    Elected
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95th................................  Hubert H. Humphrey....  Minnesota                   Jan. 10, 1977
                                                                                           (effective Jan. 5,
                                                                                           1977).\2\
100th...............................  George J. Mitchell....  Maine                       Jan. 28, 1987.\3\
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\1\This office was established by S. Res. 17, 95-1, agreed to Jan. 10, 1977 (effective Jan. 5, 1977). The
  resolution provided that ``[a]ny Member of the Senate who has held the Office of President of the United
  States or Vice President of the United States shall be a Deputy President pro tempore''.
\2\Died Jan. 13, 1978.
\3\S. Res. 90, 100-1, agreed to Jan. 28, 1987, provided that in addition to Senators who hold the Office of
  Deputy President pro tempore under authority of S. Res. 17, 95-1, any other Member of the Senate designated by
  Senate resolution shall hold the office at the pleasure of the Senate during the 100th Congress. Senator
  Mitchell was so designated by S. Res. 91, agreed to the same date.


      1802

                             permanent acting president pro tempore of the senate\1\
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              Congress                         Name                      State                    Elected
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88th-95th...........................  Lee Metcalf...........  Montana                     Feb. 7, 1964.\2\
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\1\Development of this office started in 1963 upon adoption of S. Res. 232 and S. Res. 238, making Senator
  Metcalf Permanent Acting President pro tempore from Dec. 9, 1963, until meeting of the second regular session
  of the 88th Congress. On Feb. 7, 1964, S. Res. 296 was adopted authorizing Senator Metcalf ``to perform the
  duties of the Chair as Acting President pro tempore until otherwise ordered by the Senate.''
\2\Died Jan. 12, 1978.


      1803

                                presidents pro tempore emeritus of the senate\1\
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              Congress                         Name                      State                    Elected
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107th...............................  Strom Thurmond........  South Carolina              June 6, 2001.\2\
108th...............................  Robert C. Byrd........  West Virginia               Jan. 15, 2003.\3\
110th...............................  Ted Stevens...........  Alaska                      Jan. 4, 2007.\4\
114th...............................  Patrick J. Leahy......  Vermont                     Jan. 6, 2015.\5\
115th...............................  ......do..............  ......do                    ......................
116th...............................  ......do..............  ......do                    ......................
117th...............................  Chuck Grassley........  Iowa                        Jan. 20, 2021.\6\
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\1\This office was first created on June 6, 2001, with S. Res. 103, designating Senator Strom Thurmond as
  President pro tempore emeritus.
\2\Designated by S. Res. 103.
\3\Designated by S. Res. 21.
\4\Designated by S. Res. 6.
\5\Designated by S. Res. 6.
\6\Designated by S. Res. 7.