1. Speaker of the House

2. John Boehner (R)

3. Duty- Preside over the House. Appoints people to committees.

4. Majority Leader

5. Eric Cantor (R)

6. Duty- Help plan the majority partys agenda and push bills through the House. Floor leader of their party.

7. Majority Whip

8. Kevin McCarthy (R)

9. Duty- Assistant floor leader. Persuade members to vote as the party wishes.

10. Minority Leader

11. Nancy Pelosi (D)

12. Duty- Help plan the minority partys agenda and push bills through the House. Floor leader of their party.

13. Minority Whip

14. Steny Hoyer (D)

15. Duty- Assistant minority leader. Persuade members to vote as the party wishes.

16. President of the Senate

17. Joe Biden (D)

18. Duty- Vote in the event of a tie.

19. President Pro Tempore

20. Patrick Leahy (D)

21. Duty- Preside over the Senate in the event of VP absence.

22. Majority Leader

23. Harry Reid (D)

24. Duty- Help plan the majority partys agenda and push bills through the Senate. Floor leader of his party.

25. Majority Whip

26. Richard Durbin (D)

27. Duty- Assistant floor leader. Persuade members to vote as the party wishes.

28. Minority Leader

29. Mitch McConnell (R)

30. Duty- Help plan the minority partys agenda and push bills through the Senate. Floor leader of their party.

31. Minority Whip

32. John Cornyn (R)

33. Duty- Assistant minority leader. Persuade members to vote as the party wishes.