WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Dale Huffman, 58, (R-OH) triggered widespread unease among House colleagues Tuesday after it was confirmed he had read the entirety of the Consolidated Federal Infrastructure Modernization and Efficiency Act before casting his vote, the first documented instance of the practice in the current session.

Huffman, a three-term congressman representing Ohio’s 12th district, reportedly printed all 847 pages of the bill, highlighted sections in four colors, and prepared a list of 14 questions for committee staff — none of which they were able to answer on short notice.

“Dale is a great guy, very collegial,” said Rep. Connie Marsh, 61, (D-CA), speaking to reporters in the Capitol rotunda. “But when you start actually reading the language in the reconciliation rider on page 612, it creates a kind of energy that makes everyone uncomfortable.”

“We have a process,” said House Majority Whip Steve Callahan, 54. “You get a summary. You check the memo. You vote. Dale has introduced a variable that the process was not designed to accommodate.”

Huffman, for his part, said he was simply doing his job. “My constituents sent me here to represent them,” he said, pausing to locate a highlighted passage. “I figured I should at least know what I’m voting on.” Leadership from both parties released a joint statement calling his behavior “admirable in spirit but logistically inadvisable at scale.”

At press time, Huffman had been quietly removed from two subcommittees and invited to take a two-week “leadership retreat” in Sedona.