The House will only come back if it has to pass emergency coronavirus response legislation, according to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's office.
The House will not return to Washington until at least May 4 as the coronavirus pandemic spreads.Hoyer said House members may come back before then if they have to pass emergency legislation to respond to the outbreak.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to the media during her weekly briefing March 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.The House will not come back to Washington until at least May 4 unless it needs to pass emergency measures to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Majority LeaderThe chamber previously expected lawmakers to return on April 20 after an extended absence. It is unclear if the Senate, which is expected to return to the Capitol next week, will follow suit.
House members, most of whom have been in their districts for all of April as Covid-19 spreads, will not have to travel to Washington before May 4 "absent an emergency," the Maryland Democrat's office said. It added that lawmakers would get "sufficient notice" if they have to travel to Washington to vote on coronavirus legislation.
As efforts to stall the coronavirus' spread have wrecked the U.S. economy, Congress has hit a deadlock in looking for ways to build on the unprecedented $2 trillion relief package it passed last month to limit the damage. Senate Republicans last week tried to pass a bill to inject $250 billion more into a small business loan program set up in the rescue legislation.
While Democrats have held some discussions with the Trump administration on the issue, neither major party's congressional leaders have showed a willingness to back down from their demands yet. In a joint statement Monday morning, House Speaker
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