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March 21: Congressional Record publishes “APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE” in the Senate section

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Patrick J. Leahy was mentioned in APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE on page S1261 covering the 2nd Session of the 117th Congress published on March 21 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, March 21, 2022. To the Senate:

Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Tammy Duckworth, a Senator from the State of Illinois, to perform the duties of the Chair.

Patrick J. Leahy,

President pro tempore.

Ms. DUCKWORTH thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.

____________________

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 50

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