Senate Meets Pro Forma, Adjourns to Thursday

The Senate convened for a pro forma session on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 9 and 1 second a.m. Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia was appointed by President pro tempore Chuck Grassley to perform the duties of the Chair and presided as Acting President pro tempore. The session was brief, with no substantive legislative business conducted.

This pro forma session involved no substantive legislative business, serving only to fulfill procedural requirements to keep the Senate technically in session. Such sessions are common during recesses or periods of limited legislative activity, indicating a pause in active legislative work.