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House approves consent calendar despite multiple objections; several HJR items objected to
Summary
Members objected to several consent-calendar items; the House voted to approve the consent calendar (Clerk reported 70 in favor, 18 opposed, and 1 present), and the Speaker declared it passed.
The Chair called for objection to the consent calendar and several committee chairs registered objections to specific House Joint Resolutions. After discussion, the House voted on the consent calendar. The Clerk reported the tally as "70, 18 nays" with one present vote recorded; the Speaker declared the consent calendar passed.
The objections noted on the floor included several HJR items (e.g., HJR 840, HJR 842 and a block of other resolutions), which later drew separate motions and a recorded referral vote for two of the noted items. The consent-calendar passage moved routine items forward without separate floor debate on each measure.
