Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said the House is planning to bring a coronavirus relief bill to a vote the first week of February. On the Senate side, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he aims to secure passage of the next round of COVID-19 relief by mid-March, just when jobless benefits from the previous package will be running out. He told Democrats on a conference call that they could vote as soon the week of Feb. 1 on a budget resolution that would pave the way for coronavirus legislation to pass the chamber with a simple majority if a bipartisan agreement is not reached. The timeline given by Sen. Schumer reflects the length it may take to craft a stimulus using the expedited budget “reconciliation” process needed to bypass a filibuster by minority Republicans.