Senate
Page S5329 · Official textThe Senate met at 5:30 and 1 second p.m. and was called to order by the Honorable Cynthia M. Lummis, a Senator from the State of Wyoming.
Monday, October 26, 2026
Vol. 172, No. 164 · 119th Congress, 2nd session
Appointment of Acting President Pro Tempore
Page S5329 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Grassley).
The senior assistant executive clerk read the following letter:
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Washington, DC, October 26, 2026.
To the Senate:
Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable
Cynthia M. Lummis, a Senator from the State of Wyoming, to
perform the duties of the Chair.
Chuck Grassley,
President pro tempore.
Ms. LUMMIS thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.
Adjournment Until Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 2 P.m.
Page S5329 · Official textThe ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore
Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
Thereupon, the Senate, at 5:30 and 38 seconds p.m., adjourned until Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 2 p.m.