The House will convene next week for a regular legislative session, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told Democratic lawmakers in a conference call Monday.
The Maryland Democrat told lawmakers “votes are possible,” which suggests there remains some uncertainty about the schedule and the plan to return fully to regular business immediately.
The House announcement follows a statement earlier today by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that the Senate would also reconvene next week. The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday, May 4, on the nomination of Robert Feitel to be inspector general of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Both chambers have been in recess for weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak and in response to social distancing guidelines issued by the Trump administration.
But lawmakers are eager to return to the Capitol to work on new economic aid legislation and other business.
House Democrats are writing a sweeping measure to provide hundreds of billions of dollars in aid to state and local governments, among other spending. Senate Republicans are planning on drafting legislation to shield businesses operating during the coronavirus from opportunistic lawsuits.
McConnell said lawmakers needed to expand on legal protections included in previous aid legislation and would include “pro-certainty, pro-growth reforms,” in all future talks on new aid legislation.
