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In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.^[1]

United States

In the federal Congress of the United States, the roles of the House majority leader and the Senate majority leader differ slightly. At the state level, the majority leader of a given state legislative chamber usually performs a similar role to that of their federal counterpart.

Senate

In the Senate, the vice president of the United States is officially the president of the Senate and the president pro tempore serves as the president of the Senate in the absence of the vice president. However, in reality, the vice president seldom enters the Senate, let alone directly presides over the chamber, unless a tied vote is expected, and the president pro tempore has become a ceremonial role deprived of any leadership ability.

Thus, the majority leader is seen as the de facto leader of the Senate, especially in modern times, and thus, in accordance with Senate rules, the presiding officer of the day gives the majority leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate and they determine which bills get voted on. The majority leader is seen as the chief spokesperson for their party in the Senate.^[1]

In the United States Senate, the current majority leader is Chuck Schumer (D-NY). John Thune (R-SD) is expected to become the Majority Leader when the 119th Congress is sworn in on January 3rd, 2025.

House of Representatives

In the House of Representatives the majority leader's presence and power often depends on the session. In some sessions, the majority leader takes precedence over the speaker as House leader and legislative party leader either by force (which usually occurs when the speaker of the House is unpopular) or because the speaker of the House voluntarily surrenders power to the majority leader. In most sessions, the speaker of the House takes precedence as house leader and party leader, with the majority leader being irrelevant and largely powerless outside the fact they might be speaker of the House one day. Except, of course, for the fact that the majority leader (as well as the speaker and the minority leader) are the only members of the House that can speak on the floor for an unlimited amount of time and cannot be interrupted by the chair.

In the United States House of Representatives, the current majority leader is Steve Scalise from Louisiana's 1st District.

References

^ ^a ^b USLegal.com (accessed April 11, 2013)

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 ==United States==
-In the federal [[United States Congress|Congress of the United States]], the roles of the [[Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|House]] Majority Leader and the [[Majority Leader of the United States Senate|Senate]] Majority Leader differ slightly. At the state level, the majority leader of a given state legislative chamber usually performs a similar role to that of their federal counterpart.
+In the federal [[United States Congress|Congress of the United States]], the roles of the [[Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|House]] majority leader and the [[Majority Leader of the United States Senate|Senate]] majority leader differ slightly. At the state level, the majority leader of a given state legislative chamber usually performs a similar role to that of their federal counterpart.
 ===Senate===
-In the [[United States Senate|Senate]], the [[Vice President of the United States]] is officially the [[Vice President of the United States#President of the United States Senate|President of the Senate]] and the [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President pro tempore]] serves as President of the Senate in the absence of the Vice President (or becomes President of the United States according to the [[Constitution of the United States|Constitution]]). However, in reality, the Vice President seldom enters the Senate, let alone directly presides over the chamber, [[List of tie-breaking votes cast by the vice president of the United States|unless a tied vote is expected]], and the President pro tempore has become a ceremonial role deprived of any leadership ability.
+In the [[United States Senate|Senate]], the [[vice president of the United States]] is officially the [[Vice President of the United States#President of the United States Senate|president of the Senate]] and the [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|president pro tempore]] serves as the president of the Senate in the absence of the vice president. However, in reality, the vice president seldom enters the Senate, let alone directly presides over the chamber, [[List of tie-breaking votes cast by the vice president of the United States|unless a tied vote is expected]], and the president pro tempore has become a ceremonial role deprived of any leadership ability.
-Thus, the Majority Leader is seen as the ''de facto'' leader of the Senate, especially in modern times, and thus, in accordance with Senate rules, the Presiding Officer of the day gives the Majority Leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate and they determine which bills get voted on. In addition, the Majority Leader serves as the chief spokesperson for their party in the legislature (if the House is held by an opposition party) and the Senate.<ref name="legal"/>
+Thus, the majority leader is seen as the ''de facto'' leader of the Senate, especially in modern times, and thus, in accordance with Senate rules, the presiding officer of the day gives the majority leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate and they determine which bills get voted on. The majority leader is seen as the chief spokesperson for their party in the Senate.<ref name="legal"/>
-In the [[United States Senate]], the current Majority Leader is [[Chuck Schumer]], who assumed the position on January 20, 2021.
+In the [[United States Senate]], the current majority leader is [[Chuck Schumer]] (D-NY). [[John Thune]] (R-SD) is expected to become the Majority Leader when the [[119th Congress]] is sworn in on January 3rd, 2025.
 ===House of Representatives===
-In the [[US House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] the Majority Leader's presence and power often depends on the session. In some sessions, the Majority Leader takes precedence over the [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]] as House leader and legislative party leader either by force (which usually occurs when the Speaker of the House is unpopular) or because the Speaker of the House voluntarily surrenders power to the Majority Leader. In most sessions, the Speaker of the House takes precedence as house leader and party leader, with the Majority Leader being irrelevant and largely powerless outside the fact they might be Speaker of the House one day.
+In the [[US House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] the majority leader's presence and power often depends on the session. In some sessions, the majority leader takes precedence over the [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|speaker]] as House leader and legislative party leader either by force (which usually occurs when the speaker of the House is unpopular) or because the speaker of the House voluntarily surrenders power to the majority leader. In most sessions, the speaker of the House takes precedence as house leader and party leader, with the majority leader being irrelevant and largely powerless outside the fact they might be speaker of the House one day. Except, of course, for the fact that the majority leader (as well as the speaker and the minority leader) are the only members of the House that can speak on the floor for an unlimited amount of time and cannot be interrupted by the chair.
-In the [[United States House of Representatives]], the current Majority Leader is [[Steny Hoyer]], who assumed office on January 3, 2019.
+In the [[United States House of Representatives]], the current majority leader is [[Steve Scalise]] from Louisiana's 1st District.
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:Leaders of the United States Congress]]
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