the secretary of the treasury follows the secretary of state in presidential succession.
who follows the secretary of state in presidential succession?
secretary of the treasury
the presidential succession act of 1947 () restored the speaker of the house and president pro tempore of the senate to the line of succession—in reverse order from their positions in the 1792 act—and placed them ahead of the members of the cabinet, who are positioned once more in the order of the establishment of their department: secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, secretary of war, attorney general, postmaster general, secretary of the navy, and secretary of the interior. three cabinet secretaries were added to the lineup, reflecting the creation of three cabinet-level departments post-1886: secretary of agriculture, secretary of commerce, and secretary of labor. the act stipulates, that in order for either the speaker or the president pro tempore to become acting president, he or she must meet the requirements for presidential eligibility, and must, prior to acting as president, resign from office, including from congress.
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in the united states, a presidential succession act is a federal statute establishing the presidential line of succession. of the united states constitution authorizes congress to enact such a statute: congress has enacted a presidential succession act on three occasions: 1792 (), 1886 (), and 1947 (). the 1947 act was last revised in 2006.
presidential succession act