With the current impasse on the upcoming speaker election as backdrop, House Democrats on Tuesday discussed the concept of term limiting their elected leaders and committee chairs, but decided to postpone until January when the incoming freshmen will be present to participate.

“We’re going to talk after the New Year,” Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters.

Pelosi has been discussing the term limit idea, among other topics, with Colorado Rep. Ed Perlmutter recently. He is among a group of 20 Democrats who’ve said publicly they oppose Pelosi’s bid for speaker.

Perlmutter has declined to talk to reporters about the discussions, but some news reports have indicated that he and others were seeking a deal on term limits in order to back Pelosi for speaker. With the discussion being punted until likely after the speaker vote, it’s unclear if there’s still a deal for Perlmutter to make.

Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader, another Pelosi opponent, said that the larger group of anti-Pelosi Democrats has not been involved in the negotiations over term limits, only a small subsection of the group. He said a deal on term limits would not persuade him to support Pelosi but suggested he may still be open to a specific succession plan for her speakership.