Senate Meets Pro Forma, Adjourns to January 2, 2026

The Senate convened for a pro forma session on December 30, 2025. During the brief session, the President pro tempore appointed Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas as Acting President pro tempore. No substantive legislative business was transacted, and the Senate then adjourned until Friday, January 2, 2026, at 3 p.m.

Pro forma sessions are typically held to satisfy constitutional requirements that neither chamber adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other, allowing the Senate to remain technically in session without conducting substantive legislative work.