Rep. Elijah E. Cummings was hospitalized Friday for a knee infection.

“Congressman Cummings was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital for a bacterial infection in his knee,” the Maryland Democrat’s office said in a statement.

“Doctors drained the infection in a minor procedure today. He is resting comfortably and expects a full recovery,” the statement continued.

The news was first reported by Politico.

Cummings, the ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, was absent from Congress for nearly three months last year, recovering from heart surgery.