Fill in the Blanks Leadership RollsOnline version House of Representatives Senate government by Stephanie Ganser 1 Senate Tempore liaison session ceremonial most Republican second second bargaining Speaker committee two republican chambers president White 116th majority tie Vice Democratic debate leaders House leader support minority whips death The current US Congress is the Congress . Each Congress lasts for years . Each year is called a . Currently the Party has control of the and the Party has control of the of Representatives . The House is run by a president . The of the House is the of the House of Representatives . He or she is elected by the house's party . He or she controls the floor and recognizes speakers . He or she also determines assignments . The speaker is the between the house and the president . He or she is also in line for the presidency in the event of , resignation , retirement or impeachment of the . The President of the Senate is the President of the US and presides over events in the senate as well as stands ready to break a on a vote if the need arises . The President Pro presides over the senate in the event that the President of the Senate is absent . Both have majority leaders and minority leaders . The majority help make committee assignments , help assign bills to a committee , schedule floor debate and assist the leaders . The majority is the political party with the members . Each chamber has a leader . This person leads the political party that has the largest membership in the chamber . Majority and minority have the job of encouraging members to vote along party lines . They whip up by trying to fix the proposed bill or by with other members .