Per its terms, his resignation is not effective until a new Speaker is chosen.
Huh. So, you guys have a lame duck Speaker as well as a lame duck President.
This may lead to your government becoming ineffective and not getting anything done.
Perish the thought.
Actually, by removing the threat that the Crazy Wing of the party would deprive him of the Speakership if he compromised with the Democrats, it appears to have made the government more effective and gotten things done (e.g., the recent Continuing Resolution).