States in the Senate. Find your state's senators and learn about your state's place in Senate history.

A collection of brief essays on Senate history. Senate Stories Blog Presented to enlighten, amuse, and inform, the Senate Stories history blog explores the forces, events, and personalities that have shaped the modern Senate.

Links to biographical information, Senate service accomplishments, military service, awards and honors, and more for current and former senators. States in the Senate Lists of all senators from each state and facts about each state's history in the U.S. Senate.

States in the Senate. Find your state's senators and learn about your state's place in Senate history.

Listed below are the current leadership and officers for the 119th Congress. Also available on Senate.gov are historical essays on and lists of Senate leadership and Senate officers.

Lists the activity that took place on the Senate floor for a given legislative day. Senate Floor Proceedings, 2014 to Present

Use this site's search or visit the Senate Index to find pages by topic. To learn about the history of the Senate visit the About the Senate section of Senate.gov.

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years. [U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 3, clause 1] James Madison’s Virginia Plan, introduced to the Constitutional Convention on May 29, 1787, called for a bicameral national legislature.

• 20-year Comparison of Senate Legislative Activity (PDF) • Public Laws Granting Honorary U. S. Citizenship • Vetoes, 1789 to Present •

Please include your return postal mailing address when corresponding with a Senate office. Telephone; Phone numbers are available on each state's page or on your senator's website; Senators Suite & Telephone List (PDF) A U.S. Capitol Switchboard operator can also connect you directly with the Senate office. (202) 224-3121