Party members were notified that the meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Washington time today at the U.S. Capitol, according to an e-mail obtained by Bloomberg News.
Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew last week urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling as soon as possible, saying borrowing authority may not last past Feb. 27. Including today, House lawmakers have six working days scheduled before then.
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's schedule for votes for this week includes possible consideration of legislation related to the debt limit. No bill has been introduced.
House Republicans say they want concessions in exchange for raising the debt limit, though they've been unable to agree on exactly what. Options include averting cuts in doctors' Medicare payments and restoring cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees that were reduced in a December budget deal, said three House Republican aides who sought anonymity late last week.
A suspension of the U.S. debt limit enacted by Congress in October expired Feb. 7. The Treasury Department is using so- called extraordinary measures to stay under the limit.
Lawmakers haven't ruled out a debt-limit boost without conditions if Republicans can't get enough support for a plan.
Congress plans to be out of session the week of Feb. 17 and will return to Washington the week of Feb. 24.
Business groups are encouraging lawmakers to act to raise the debt limit. Democrats including President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada insist that it be raised without conditions.
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