United States Senate Chamber

U.S. Senate Chamber The Senate has occupied its current chamber in the United States Capitol since January 4, 1859. This room has witnessed some of the most significant events in American history. Regardless of the renovations and introduction of new technology, today's Senate Chamber would be familiar to those who visited it in 1859. Senators of the 19th century would marvel at the technological advancements and be surprised by the diversity of the Senate's membership, but senators today sit at the same desks, hear much of the same language of debate, and recognize many of the rules enforced by their predecessors. The issues for which senators have debated may have gone under some change over the years, but he same lively legislative debate and consensus-building action still shapes Senate deliberation.