Senate
Page S5331 · Official textThe Senate met at 2 and 1 second p.m. and was called to order by the Honorable Mike Crapo, a Senator from the State of Idaho.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Vol. 172, No. 165 · 119th Congress, 2nd session
Appointment of Acting President Pro Tempore
Page S5331 · 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 29, 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 Crapo, a Senator from the State of Idaho, to perform the duties of the Chair.
Chuck Grassley,
President pro tempore.
Mr. CRAPO thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.
Adjournment Until Monday, November 2, 2026, at 4:30 P.m.
Page S5331 · Official textThe ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore
Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday, November 2, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.
Thereupon, the Senate, at 2 and 39 seconds p.m., adjourned until Monday, November 2, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.