Senate
Page S4629 · Official textThe Senate met at 11:34 and 53 seconds a.m. and was called to order by the Honorable Ted Budd, a Senator from the State of North Carolina.
Monday, August 31, 2026
Vol. 172, No. 137 · 119th Congress, 2nd session
Appointment of Acting President Pro Tempore
Page S4629 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Grassley).
Appointment of Acting President Pro Tempore
Page S4629 · 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, August 31, 2026. To the Senate:
Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Ted Budd, a Senator from the State of North Carolina, to perform the duties of the Chair.
Chuck Grassley,
President pro tempore.
Mr. BUDD thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.
Adjournment Until 12:30 P.m. Tomorrow
Page S4629 · Official textThe ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore
Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until 12:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Thereupon, the Senate, at 11:35 and 21 seconds a.m., adjourned until Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 12:30 p.m.