Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.
HRES 1209 is a resolution that declares the office of Speaker of the House vacant. If passed, it would require the House to elect a new Speaker, following the current Speaker (Mike Johnson) being challenged by Republican members for actions they claim violated party priorities. The resolution does not change laws or policies but is a procedural step to remove the current Speaker from office.
Bill status
introduced
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced May 8, 2024
Last action May 8, 2024
Floor votes · House May 8, 2024
How they voted
359–43
Passed · 28 other
Total votes 430
May 8, 2024
D
Democratic213
76% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican216
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
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Committee
0
May 8, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
May 8, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: Passed (359-43-28)
house
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marjorie Taylor Greene
RRepublican
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