Senate Meets Pro Forma, Adjourns to Thursday

The Senate convened for a brief pro forma session on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. During the session, Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana was appointed as Acting President pro tempore by the President pro tempore, Mr. Grassley. No legislative business was transacted, and the Senate subsequently adjourned.

This session was a pro forma meeting, which are typically held to satisfy constitutional requirements for the chamber to technically remain in session without conducting substantive legislative business. Such sessions often serve to prevent recess appointments or to allow for the introduction of legislation without requiring a full quorum.