(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said she is hoping to avoid bringing the full House back to Washington to vote on the third coronavirus stimulus package, seeking to pass it instead through a process of unanimous consent, an option that would quickly advance legislation without requiring lawmakers to be present.

But Democratic leaders recognize that may not be possible, and they are readying contingency plans to advance the bill.

"My goal always has been to bring this bill to the floor under unanimous consent, where we're all in agreement," Pelosi said.

Unanimous consent is commonly used for uncontroversial measures. Under House rules, any one member can block a unanimous consent request, which means more contentious proposals wouldn't be able to advance.

In recent weeks, a group of lawmakers has pushed against the idea of returning to the Capitol, where they fear they will contribute to the spread of the virus. Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California, among others, have advocated for the House to adopt remote voting , so Congress can take action during the pandemic without being in close quarters with each other or staff. Pelosi in return commissioned a report from the House Rules committee to evaluate the viability of remote voting.

Rep. Katie Porter, a Democrat from California, is seen in April 2019.

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