Unanimous consent, in parliamentary procedure, refers to situations in which a motion can pass if no one present objects. The chair may state, for instance: "If there is no objection, the motion will be adopted. [pause] Since there is no objection, the motion is adopted." Unanimous consent can greatly expedite business by eliminating the need for formal votes on matters such as routine procedural questions in which the existence of a consensus is likely. Rules of order, also known as standing orders or rules of procedure, are the written rules of parliamentary procedure adopted by a deliberative body, which detail the processes used by the body to make decisions. ...
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Unanimousconsent can greatly expedite business by eliminating the need for formal votes on matters such as routine procedural questions in which the existence of a consensus is likely.
Unanimousconsent can also be used not only to pass motions but to delay proceedings, adopt bills or (in the United States Senate) to confirm nominees to the United States federal courts, or the cabinet or to ratify treaties.
The fact that a bill, treaty or nomination passes by unanimousconsent does not necessarily mean that every member of the body would have voted in favor of the issue.
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