The House erupted into applause when a clerk in the chamber announced former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would officially be stepping down from his Florida seat and would no longer be a member of the 119th Congress. The clerk, Kevin McCumber, said he had a letter from Gaetz stating he would not be serving in the incoming Congress. The Florida pol resigned in December after being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as the next attorney general.