Rep. Mark Green resigns from Congress, leaving Speaker Johnson with an even narrower Republican majority in the House

Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., announced his authoritative resignation from Congress connected Friday, a determination that was expected but 1 that could, astatine slightest for now, shrink Republicans' already constrictive bulk successful the House.

"To my constituents crossed Tennessee's 7th District—thank you. The spot you enactment successful maine is humbling. I volition look backmost fondly connected my years of serving arsenic your dependable successful Washington," Green wrote in a station connected X.

With his resignation, Republicans are down to a 219-212 bulk successful the House, astatine slightest until his spot successful the solidly reddish territory is filled.

His resignation volition beryllium effectual July 20, Fox News reports from a missive Green sent to House Republican leadership.

Green's resignation is simply a stroke to House Speaker Mike Johnson's already constrictive bulk successful the little chamber, a information that was connected stark show this week arsenic helium was trying to walk President Donald Trump's "big, beauteous bill."

Johnson struggled to coalesce his league astir the megabill, and the constrictive bulk gave him small wiggle country for defections. With Green's resignation, Johnson's could look an adjacent much challenging roadworthy ahead.

Green, who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, said helium was returning to the backstage assemblage to commencement his ain business, but did not supply details astir the business.

"While I cannot springiness the details here, I volition beryllium doing thing specifically designed to assistance America vie against the CCP [Chinese Communist Party], but this clip successful business," Green said successful a video on X.

Green was elected to service successful Congress successful 2018, succeeding Sen. Marsha Blackburn.

While his status has been expected — helium said successful June that helium was stepping distant from his relation — it comes aft Congress has experienced turnover among lawmakers successful caller months, specified arsenic Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., who near his station to service successful the Trump administration, earlier helium stepped down from that role.

Another Republican, Rep. Don Bacon, a centrist, also precocious announced his status from Congress. Bacon's status creates an accidental for Democrats to triumph the House spot representing Bacon's Omaha, Nebraska, district.