The House GOP is expected to strip Rep. Justin Amash Justin AmashInternal Democratic poll shows tight race in contest to replace Amash Centrist Democrats 'strongly considering' discharge petition on GOP PPP bill On The Trail: How Nancy Pelosi could improbably become president MORE (Mich.) of his committee assignment this week following his July 4 announcement that he is leaving the Republican Party, according to Politico.

Amash announced his “independence” from the party in a Washington Post editorial last Thursday, about two months after he announced he supported impeachment proceedings against President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE after reading former special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s report.

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Amash had previously confirmed he would no longer caucus with the GOP and acknowledged he would likely be booted from the House Oversight and Reform Committee. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Trump signs largely symbolic pre-existing conditions order amid lawsuit MORE (D-Calif.) will have final say on whether to assign him to any new committees, according to Politico.

The Republican Steering Committee will recommend another member to fill the vacancy. Amash has said he will still run for his seat in the Grand Rapids area as an independent in 2020, although in a Sunday interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper Jacob (Jake) Paul TapperThe media's misleading use of COVID-19 data Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 'We can't spend much time grieving' Ginsburg Pence aide dismisses concerns rushed vote on Trump nominee will hurt vulnerable senators MORE, he declined to rule out a third-party run for president.

Prior to leaving the party, Amash had drawn at least four primary challengers, with Trump reportedly considering campaigning for Republican state Rep. Jim Lower.

Despite widespread condemnation among Amash’s former fellow Republicans for both his pro-impeachment stance and his departure from the party, he told Tapper some have privately thanked him.

"When I was discussing impeachment, I had fellow colleagues and other Republicans, high-level officials, contacting me, saying, 'Thank you for what you’re doing,' " he added. "So there are lots of Republicans out there who are saying these things privately, but they're not saying it publicly, and I think that’s a problem for our country."