That’s where the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 comes into play. It was signed by former President Harry Truman, and it ...

The “bumping” provision may run afoul of the requirement of the Presidential Succession Clause that “such Officer shall act accordingly [as acting president], until the Disability be removed ...

What is the U.S. order of succession? The U.S. Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 detail the U.S. order of succession—what would happen if the president is incapacitated ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 15th, 2025 for his nomination to serve as Secretary of ...

While it may not be an important job in terms of actually running the Senate, the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 placed the president pro tempore after the vice president and speaker of the ...

to act as president through a presidential-succession statute. Indeed, many of today’s scholarly and policy debates about the amendment speculate on how it could be interpreted or altered to ...

To resolve any potential confusion on the official date for future inaugurations, Congress codified March 4 in The Presidential Succession Act of 1792 and into the Constitution’s 12th Amendment.

Another objection to the present succession law is its doubtful constitutionality. Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution empowers Congress to declare "what officer" shall act as President in ...