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2 U.S.C. § 21 — Oath of Senators
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The President of the Senate must give the oath of office to each newly elected Senator. This must happen before the Senator can take his seat.
This law says who administers the oath of office to new Senators. Before a Senator who has been elected can take his seat, the President of the Senate must give him the oath. This has to happen first. A newly elected Senator cannot start serving in the Senate until this oath is administered.
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The oath of office shall be administered by the President of the Senate to each Senator who shall be elected, previous to his taking his seat.
Source credit: (R.S. § 28.)
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