The role of the president pro tempore of the Senate is to act as the leader of the senate in the absence of the vice president.
The president pro tempore is elected by a majority of Senate members voting for the office. The president pro tempore serves as president of the Senate during the absence of the vice president and may administer the oath of office to senators and to officers and employees of the Senate.
The President of the senate pro Tempore is the second-highest-ranking senator of the upper body of the United states congress.
The United States Constitution in Article One, Section Three allocates the office of president of the senate to the vice president.
However, the same section of the constitution mandates that the Senate must choose a president pro tempore to act should the vice president be unavailable.
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