July 26: Congressional Record publishes “APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE” in the Senate section

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Raphael G. Warnock was mentioned in APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE on page S3661 covering the 2nd Session of the 117th Congress published on July 26 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy).

The senior assistant legislative clerk read the following letter:

U.S. Senate,

President pro tempore,

Washington, DC, July 26, 2022. To the Senate:

Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Raphael G. Warnock, a Senator from the State of Georgia, to perform the duties of the Chair.

Patrick J. Leahy,

President pro tempore.

Mr. WARNOCK thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.

____________________

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 124

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