Senate
Page S5333 · Official textThe Senate met at 5:10 and 37 seconds p.m. and was called to order by the Honorable Mike Lee, a Senator from the State of Utah.
Monday, November 2, 2026
Vol. 172, No. 166 · 119th Congress, 2nd session
Appointment of Acting President Pro Tempore
Page S5333 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Grassley).
The bill clerk read the following letter:
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Washington, DC, November 2, 2026.
To the Senate:
Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Mike Lee, a Senator from the State of Utah, to perform the duties of the Chair.
Chuck Grassley,
President pro tempore.
Mr. LEE thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.
Adjournment Until Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 10:30 A.m.
Page S5333 · Official textThe ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore
Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
Thereupon, the Senate, at 5:11 and 6 seconds p.m., adjourned until Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.