Senate
Page S5325 · Official textThe Senate met at 9 and 1 second a.m. and was called to order by the Honorable Shelley Moore Capito, a Senator from the State of West Virginia.
Monday, October 19, 2026
Vol. 172, No. 162 · 119th Congress, 2nd session
Appointment of Acting President Pro Tempore
Page S5325 · Official textThe PRESIDING OFFICER
The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Grassley).
The clerk read the following letter:
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Washington, DC, October 19, 2026. To the Senate:
Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Shelley Moore Capito, a Senator from the State of West Virginia, to perform the duties of the Chair.
Chuck Grassley,
President pro tempore.
Mrs. CAPITO thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.
Adjournment Until Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 9 A.m.
Page S5325 · Official textThe ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore
Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until 9 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
Thereupon, the Senate, at 9 and 31 seconds a.m., adjourned until Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 9 a.m.