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Presidential Succession Act

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 fixed the succession of the presidency through the Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President pro tempore of the Senate[?], and cabinet heads in order of seniority of departments.

It was modified by the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.

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