While I should probably look for the actual legislation/rule establishing the backup person if the Speaker is removed or unexpectedly leave the position these two links suggest that the Speaker pro-tempore will have the power to keep the wheels turning.
(A) In the case of a vacancy in the Office of Speaker, the next Member on the list described in subdivision (B) shall act as Speaker pro tempore until the election of a Speaker or a Speaker pro tempore. Pending such election the Member acting as Speaker pro tempore may exercise such authorities of the Office of Speaker as may be necessary and appropriate to that end.
(B) As soon as practicable after the election of the Speaker and whenever appropriate thereafter, the Speaker shall deliver to the Clerk a list of Members in the order in which each shall act as Speaker pro tempore under subdivision (A).
“The Speaker pro tem could stay in the chair,” Josh Huder, a senior fellow at the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “There’s not [a] forcing mechanism for a new election, nor are there any overt restrictions on the power the pro tem would wield. The support of the conference would dictate the durability of this.”
Seems to me the reasonable interpretation of the intent of this rule is to ensure that the job of governing can continue, just just to put a name on the position and the stop government until a replacement is found.
While I should probably look for the actual legislation/rule establishing the backup person if the Speaker is removed or unexpectedly leave the position these two links suggest that the Speaker pro-tempore will have the power to keep the wheels turning.
https://mattglassman.substack.com/p/how-much-power-does-speaker-pro-tempore
and
https://www.businessinsider.com/who-leads-the-house-mccarthy-ousted-speaker-pro-tempore-2023-10?op=1
Seems to me the reasonable interpretation of the intent of this rule is to ensure that the job of governing can continue, just just to put a name on the position and the stop government until a replacement is found.