Senate Meets Pro Forma, Adjourns to Saturday, January 3, 2026

The Senate convened for a pro forma session on Friday, January 2, 2026, at 3 and 3 seconds p.m. Senator Pete Ricketts of Nebraska was appointed Acting President pro tempore by President pro tempore Chuck Grassley and presided over the brief session. The Senate then adjourned at 3 and 40 seconds p.m. until 12 noon on Saturday, January 3, 2026, to reconvene for the 2nd session of the 119th Congress.

This pro forma session served to fulfill procedural requirements, keeping the Senate technically in session without conducting any substantive legislative business. Such sessions are common during recesses or between legislative periods to maintain continuity.