House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Trump signs largely symbolic pre-existing conditions order amid lawsuit MORE (D-Calif.) said she is prepared to call the lower chamber back into session if the Senate passes bipartisan legislation on background checks.

The California Democrat noted in a "Dear Colleague" letter on Monday that she and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing Cruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish MORE (D-N.Y.) are amping up pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline The Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power MORE (R-Ky.) to cut the upper chamber's recess short in order to take action on a House-passed bill aimed at strengthening background checks on firearm purchases.

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The push comes shortly after two recent mass shootings — one in El Paso, Texas, and another in Dayton, Ohio — sent shockwaves through the country.

“On the subject of gun violence prevention, we are aggressively moving forward in pressing Leader Mitch McConnell to call the Senate back into session to pass the Bipartisan Background Check Act (H.R. 8) and the Enhanced Background Checks Act (H.R. 1112), which the House passed in February,” she wrote.

“The House stands ready to return to pass legislation, if the Senate sends us back an amended bipartisan bill or if other legislation is ready for House action. We will pursue public events in Washington and across the country, and make full use of pro-forma sessions and tele-Town Halls to update the American people on the possibilities,” she added.

Pelosi also noted that House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson Bennie Gordon ThompsonHouse panel pans ICE detention medical care, oversight Senate to hold nomination hearing for Wolf next week Hillicon Valley: FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden | Treasury Dept. sanctions Iranian government-backed hackers MORE (D-Miss.) announced a series of hearings related to the threats of white supremacy and domestic terrorism that are slated to begin next week.

The Speaker also praised House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Schumer: 'Nothing is off the table' if GOP moves forward with Ginsburg replacement Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-N.Y.) for laying out plans for the panel to work on gun control legislation and applauded Rep. Mike Thompson Charles (Mike) Michael ThompsonHouse Democrats unveil green tax package The Hill's Coronavirus Report: BIO's Michelle McMurry-Heath says 400 projects started in 16 weeks in biotech firms to fight virus, pandemic unemployment total tops 43 million Gun control group rolls out House endorsements MORE (D-Calif.), the chairman of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, for suggesting tactics to place pressure on the upper chamber to take up the legislation.

“For years, Democrats have worked with the survivors of gun violence on legislation and promised that we would never stop until we got the job done. Public sentiment is in favor of gun violence prevention,” she continued. “The American people must weigh in with the Congress and the President.”

Pelosi, who held a conference call with Democratic House members earlier in the day, called for bipartisan action to prevent future instances of mass violence.

“As was indicated on our call, the terrorism of white supremacy is challenging the very character of America,” she said.

“We must work in a hopefully bipartisan way to remove that cancer from our society. To do so, we must ensure that federal agencies, including the FBI, have the resources to protect our country from this curse. We call upon the President to make this effort a priority for his Administration,” she added.

While Pelosi said it’s possible the House could be called back into session, some expressed doubt that any gun-related legislation will see movement before Congress is scheduled to return in September.

“[We] likely will not come back. Senate needs to pass background checks,” one Democratic member told The Hill. “They should do that immediately.”