Pelosi says House may return week of May 11
By Cristina Marcos - 04/30/20 02:26 PM EDT
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that the House may return to session as soon as the week of May 11 to consider new coronavirus relief legislation after canceling initial plans for lawmakers to come back next week.
House Democratic leaders are holding off on calling all lawmakers back to Washington until the next relief bill is ready for a vote, citing advice from the Capitol physician that it's not yet safe to have the chamber back in session amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the nation's capital.
“We’re not coming back this week. Our plan is to come back the following week,†Pelosi said at a press conference in the Capitol.
While the full House won't be in session next week, some committees may be convening on their own. The House Appropriations subcommittee overseeing the Department of Health and Human Services and Labor Department plans to hold an in-person hearing next Wednesday. It's also possible that the House Small Business Committee could meet.
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