House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., are CC'd on the letter and it is expected to be read on the House Floor Tuesday, making the resignation effective.
The letter is short and makes no mention of the Twitter photo scandal that led to his resignation.
"I hereby resign as the member of the House of Representatives for New York's Ninth Congressional District effective at midnight Tuesday, June 21, 2011," the letter reads. "It has been an honor to serve the people of Queens and Brooklyn."
Once Weiner's resignation becomes official, the House will have 432 occupied seats with 240 Republicans and 192 Democrats. Aside from the vacancy Weiner's resignation creates, the seats formerly held by Rep. Jane Harmon, D-Calif., and now Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., are also open.
New York will hold a special election to fill the seat Weiner is vacating and similar elections are also planned for the other two empty congressional seats.
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