Amash resigns from House GOP conference, Oversight panel  

Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.) officially submitted his letter to leave the House Republican Conference on Monday, losing his committee assignment as a result.

“Today, I sent the attached letter to Republican leaders as formal notification that I am withdrawing my membership in the House Republican Conference and, consistent with House rules, resigning from the Committee on Oversight and Reform,” he tweeted. 

In the letter addressed to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Amash wrote, “Please accept this letter as formal notification that I am withdrawing my membership in the House Republican Conference, effective immediately, for the reasons outlined in my accompanying op-ed.”

{mosads}”Consistent with Clause 5(b) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, I also am resigning from the Committee on Oversight and Reform,” he added.

Congressional rules make sitting on a standing committee contingent on being a member of a party and being nominated by the party to serve on the panel.

Amash has been inching away from the Republican Party, ripping President Trump and calling for his impeachment.

In a July 4 op-ed in The Washington Post, he announced his “independence” from the party.