Patrick J. Leahy was mentioned in APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE on page S4809 covering the 2nd Session of the 117th Congress published on Sept. 19 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 legislative clerk read the following letter:
U.S. Senate,
President pro tempore,
Washington, DC, September 19, 2022. To the Senate:
Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Mazie K. Hirono, a Senator from the State of Hawaii, to perform the duties of the Chair.
Patrick J. Leahy,
President pro tempore.
Ms. HIRONO thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 150
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