[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 3, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6-S7]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ELECTION OF THE HONORABLE ROBERT C. BYRD AS PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE AND 
   ELECTION OF THE HONORABLE STROM THURMOND AS PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I send a resolution to the desk and ask 
for its immediate consideration.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will report the resolution by title.

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  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 3) to elect Robert C. Byrd, a Senator 
     from the State of West Virginia, to be President pro tempore 
     of the Senate of the United States, and to elect Strom 
     Thurmond, a Senator from the State of South Carolina, to be 
     President pro tempore of the Senate of the United States.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the resolution is agreed 
to.
  The resolution (S. Res. 3) was agreed to, as follows:

                               S. Res. 3

       Resolved, That Robert C. Byrd, a Senator from the State of 
     West Virginia, be, and he is hereby, elected President of the 
     Senate pro tempore, to hold office until 12:00 meridian on 
     January 20, 2001, in accordance with rule I, paragraph 1, of 
     the Standing Rules of the Senate.
       Sec. 2. That Strom Thurmond, a Senator from the State of 
     South Carolina, be, and he is hereby, elected President of 
     the Senate pro tempore, to hold office effective 12:00 
     meridian on January 20, 2001, in accordance with rule I, 
     paragraph 1, of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator from West Virginia.
  (Applause, Senators rising.)
  The Senator, escorted by Senator Daschle and Senator Lott, advanced 
to the desk of the Vice President; the oath prescribed by law was 
administered to Senator Byrd by the Vice President; and he subscribed 
to the oath in the Official Oath Book.
  (Applause, Senators rising.)
  (The PRESIDENT pro tempore assumed the chair.)
  (Applause, Senators rising.)
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, we officially congratulate you on the 
ascendancy to your new position.

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