---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 22"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "22"
heading: "Oath of President of Senate"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/22"
units:
  - "Chapter 2 — Organization of Congress"
---

# §22. Oath of President of Senate


When a President of the Senate has not taken the oath of office, it shall be administered to him by any [Member](/usc/2/4556.md?p=2) of the Senate.


## Source credit

(R.S. § 29.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 29 derived from act June 1, 1789, ch. 1, § 2, 1 Stat. 23.