compositions, so those would remain as initially voted upon as the winds of change swirl around. But a Speaker controlling the floor schedule/agenda while not having the votes for anything would be utterly paralyzed -- especially if they are as incompetent at negotiation and vote wrangling as McCarthy, or anyone likely to be chosen by this GQP.
I am under the impression that new votes could be taken to change the Speaker or committee majorities, but you'd have to force the vote somehow, because the Speaker controls the agenda. There are ways for the "minority" to force votes (I recall it happening), but I'm not certain how that works.
And the empty seats, depending on where they are, could be re-filled quickly or slowly. It will be a political calculation by the Gov or SecState (depends on the state) setting the date for the special election -- was the seat D or R, is the decision-maker D or R, was it safe or competitive, who is likely to run/win -- it could be as short as a couple of months or as long as 6, or 9, or whatever the remainder of the term. This will, I think, be a focus of much media attention as these vacancies occur.
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