On Sept. 30, 2023, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy shepherded a short-term continuing resolution through the House of Representatives in a bid to stave off a government shutdown. It required support from Democrats, but it cost McCarthy his job.

Two days later, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a motion to vacate McCarthy from the speakership, accusing him of violating an agreement that was struck to install him in the top position in the House.