Senate
Page S5315 · Official textThe Senate met at 4 and 2 seconds p.m. and was called to order by the Honorable Roger F. Wicker, a Senator from the State of Mississippi.
Monday, October 5, 2026
Vol. 172, No. 157 · 119th Congress, 2nd session
Appointment of Acting President Pro Tempore
Page S5315 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Grassley).
The legislative clerk read the following letter:
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Washington, DC, October 5, 2026. To the Senate:
Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Roger F. Wicker, a Senator from the State of Mississippi, to perform the duties of the Chair.
Chuck Grassley,
President pro tempore.
Mr. WICKER thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.
Adjournment Until Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 1:30 P.m.
Page S5315 · Official textThe ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore
Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
Thereupon, the Senate, at 4 and 40 seconds p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.