Senate
Page S5335 · Official textThe Senate met at 10:31 and 22 seconds a.m. and was called to order by the Honorable Tim Scott, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Vol. 172, No. 167 · 119th Congress, 2nd session
Appointment of Acting President Pro Tempore
Page S5335 · 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 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 Tim Scott, a Senator from the State of South Carolina, to perform the duties of the Chair.
Chuck Grassley,
President pro tempore.
Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.
Adjournment Until Monday, November 9, 2026, at 3 P.m.
Page S5335 · Official textThe ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore
Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until 3 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 2026.
Thereupon, the Senate, at 10:31 and 51 seconds a.m., adjourned until Monday, November 9, 2026, at 3 p.m.