[United States Senate Manual, 117th Congress]
[S. Doc. 117-1]
[Statistical Data]
[Page 605]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                            SENATORS OF THE UNITED STATES

               FROM THE FIRST CONGRESS TO THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST 
                   SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

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                             CLASSIFICATION OF SENATORS

                Under Article I, section 3, clause 2, of the 
            Constitution of the United States, relating to the 
            classification of Senators in the First and succeeding 
            Congresses, it was provided that, ``Immediately after they 
            shall be assembled in consequence of the first election they 
            shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. 
            The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be 
            vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second 
            class at the expiration of the fourth year, and of the third 
            class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that one-third 
            may be chosen every second year.'' The classification of the 
            Senators of the First Congress was made in accordance with 
            this provision by lot. The following table shows the classes 
            to which the Senators of the First Congress, and from States 
            subsequently admitted into the Union, were severally 
            assigned, and the succession in each State to the second 
            session of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.


                                  TERMS OF SENATORS

                Technically, pursuant to the Twentieth Amendment to the 
            Constitution of the United States, ratified January 23, 
            1933, the terms of Members of the Senate commence at noon on 
            the third day of January and end six years later at noon on 
            the third day of January. In view of the impracticality of 
            dealing with split days, however, it has been the long 
            established practice for payment of salaries, computation of 
            allowances, and recording of service to credit a Member for 
            the full day of the third of January and to consider the 
            term as ended at the close of business on the second of 
            January six years later. Accordingly, the service of Members 
            of the Senate is shown on that basis in the following 
            tables.