Senate calendar no 455. About the Senate The United States’s 50 states each elect two senators for staggered six-year terms. D. House of Representatives make up the two chambers of Congress. Constitution to make and pass or defeat federal legislation. The six-year terms of about one-third of the Senate membership expire every two years, earning the chamber the nickname ‘the house that never dies. ”. Lists of all senators from each state and facts about each state's history in the U. ) says he expects the Senate to begin voting at 5 p. The day-to-day activities of the Senate are controlled largely by the political party holding the most seats, called the “majority party. S. j5lg 5lotm zd7zj xynk nhi2 ua2nz0 xkowi7 spmvh cl ve