# 2023 US House Speaker crisis

On October 3, 2023, the United States House of Representatives voted to remove its speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, through a motion to vacate filed by Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, a fellow member of the [Republican Party](/organizations/republican-party). McCarthy's removal marked the first time in American history that a speaker of the House was removed through a motion to vacate. The vacancy started a process to elect a speaker that began following an eight-day recess.

## Dated facts

- 2023: House removes McCarthy as Speaker after Gaetz motion. https://factrail.ai/facts/house-removes-mccarthy-as-speaker-after-gaetz-motion-2023.
- 2023: Matt Gaetz files motion to vacate the speakership against McCarthy. https://factrail.ai/facts/gaetz-files-motion-vacate-mccarthy-2023-10.

## Methodology

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