Congressional+Leadership

Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi) - Heads the House of Representatives including administrative and procedural functions



House Majority Leader (Steny Hoyer) - Acts as leader of the party that has a majority of the seats of the house and works with the speaker of the house and majority whip.

House Minority Leader (John Boehner) - Acts as leader of the minority party of the house

Majority Whip (Jim Clyburn) - Keeps track of legislation and ensures that the majority party's members are present for important votes

Minority Whip (Eric Cantor) - Keeps track of legislation and ensures that the minority party's members are present for important votes

President of the Senate (Joe Biden) - Is the vice president; Presides over senate, casts tie-breaking votes, and swear in new senators

President Pro-tempore of the Senate - (Robert Byrd) - Presides over the senate in the the vice president's absence

Senate Majority Leader (Harry Reid) - Serves as the chief senior spokesperson of the majority party

Senate Minority Leader (Mitch McConnell) - Serves as the chief senior spokesperson of the minority party

Senate Majority Whip (Richard Durbin) - Gather votes on major issues of majority party

Senate Minority Whip (Jon Kyl) - Gather votes on major issues of minority party

Commitee Chairmen - Control committee's agenda, decide how much time to spend considering a bill, and manage the floor when a bill is in the senate