At issue is a procedural tool know as the motion to vacate that Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other conservatives used to remove former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership post. It has often been blamed as a source of the chaos in the lower chamber for the last two years.

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, Rep. Andy Harris, and Speaker Mike Johnson announced a deal to raise the threshold for forcing a vote to oust a speaker.