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Speaker Mike Johnson appoints Matt Van Epps as speaker pro tempore for April 2, 2026
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Summary
The House received a written communication from Speaker Mike Johnson naming Matt Van Epps to serve as speaker pro tempore for the day; the appointment was approved "without objection."
Speaker Mike Johnson on April 2 sent a written communication to the House appointing Matt Van Epps to act as speaker pro tempore for the day, and the appointment was approved by the presiding officer without objection.
The communication, read to the chamber, included the dated signature line "Mike Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives," and stated: "I hereby appoint the honorable Matt Van Epps to act as speaker pro tempore on this day." The Chair then laid the communication before the House and said, "Without objection, the appointment is approved." The communication also said the appointment is to continue "to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through the remainder of the hundred 100 nineteenth congress."
No recorded vote was taken; the Chair's statement that there was no objection served as the procedural approval. The House then completed brief ceremonial items and adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 6, 2026.
The action was recorded as a formal appointment and procedural approval; no further debate or amendment of the appointment was noted in the proceedings.
