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In this Aug. 16, 2019, file photo a citizen candidate holds an American flag and the words to The Star-Spangled Banner before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami field office in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ** FILE **

Citizenship agency faces ‘drastic’ coronavirus cash crunch, begs Congress for $1.2 billion

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks about the so-called Heroes Act, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

GOP senators give Democrats’ $3T relief bill a cold shoulder

By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

In this image from video, Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., sits in the chair and leads the House on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (House Television via AP)

House Democrats unveil proxy voting and remote committee resolution

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks about the so-called Heroes Act, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Pelosi unveils $3T virus bill, warns inaction costs more

By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. As President Donald Trump tries to moves on from the coronavirus, Congress is rushing to fill the void and prepare the country for the long fight ahead. “This is going to be on us,” said Sherrill, D-N.J. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

As Trump pulls back from virus, Congress races to fill void

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo the U.S. Capitol building is illuminated by the rising sun on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress is shutting the Capitol and all House and Senate office buildings to the public until April in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, FIle)

Freshmen lawmakers face major challenges on Capitol Hill

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

State Sen. Gerald Malloy, center, wears a face mask during a special, one-day session of the South Carolina Legislature on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. This year's session has been paused for several weeks amid the new coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

South Carolina lawmakers return Tuesday for COVID-19 matters

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee, responds to reporters following a briefing by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and other national security officials on the details of the threat that prompted the U.S. to kill Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House, Senate send War Powers Resolution to Trump despite expected veto

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Pelosi pushes new virus package as McConnell hits ‘pause’

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx listens as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-La., about the coronavirus response, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House limits task force appearances on Capitol Hill

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore talks with House Minority Leader Darren Jackson, right, while finalizing versions of a bill allocating $3.5 billion in new federal money for COVID-19 relief, on Saturday, May 2, 2020, in the North Carolina General Assembly building in Raleigh, N.C. (Casey Toth/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

N. Carolina COVID-19 package gets final General Assembly OK

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. listens to questions during a news conference on Capitol Hill Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Are members of the House essential workers? Maybe not.

By Tim Constantine

In this April 21, 2020, photo Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks with reporters after the Senate approved a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. On May 2, 2020, Mr. McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, issued a rare joint statement in which they politely declined President Trump's offer to furnish Congress with rapid-testing kits it could use to quickly screen legislators for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

McConnell open to state aid in next virus relief package

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

A protester is arrested outside the North Carolina Executive Mansion during a protest called &quot;ReOpenNC&quot; in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. (Ethan Hyman/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

N.C. session marked by empty seats, stay-home opponents

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

In this April 24, 2020, photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., takes a question from a reporter during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi shelved a proposal for proxy voting this week after Republicans objected. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Worried about virus, US House won’t return — for now

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this April 23, 2020, file photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., walks to her office after signing the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R. 266, after it passed the House on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi shelved a proposal for proxy voting this week after Republicans objected. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Remote vote? In Trump shadow, stay-home Congress eyes change

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Mass. center, the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, talks with Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., left, joined at far left by Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., as they exit a Democratic Caucus meeting in the basement of the Capitol as new members of the House and veteran representatives gathered behind closed doors to discuss their agenda when they become the majority in the 116th Congress, in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Rep. McGovern will likely lead the Rules Committee that determines what bills are debated on the floor and what amendments are allowed to be voted on. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

James McGovern releases resolution on proxy voting, remote voting in committee

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., waits to speak with reporters after the Senate approved a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid bill, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Pelosi calls off action on House proxy voting as GOP objects

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 18, 2020, file photo, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol are seen in Washington, at sunrise. Congress is considering ways to govern from afar during the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers are talking this week about whether it's possible to conduct virtual committee meetings, particularly to oversee how the $2.2 trillion stimulus money is being spent. And they're considering ways to pass virus-related legislation without requiring every lawmaker to be present. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

US House considers proxy voting during coronavirus crisis

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Lawmakers override Beshear’s line-item budget vetoes

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press