Except they don't. Under the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, both the Speaker and President pro tem come before the Secretary of State.[0] [0] https://en.

Except they don't. Under the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, both the Speaker and President pro tem come before the Secretary of State.[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession#Current_order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_lin...