Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is expected to miss voting on the motion to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday, electing instead to remain in San Francisco for the funeral of her longtime friend Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Thursday.

A spokesman for the former speaker said Pelosi was "saddened" to miss the vote but was honoring Feinstein's legacy.

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"The Speaker of the House is chosen by the Majority Party," Pelosi said in a post to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. "In this Congress, it is the responsibility of House Republicans to choose a nominee & elect the Speaker on the Floor. At this time there is no justification for a departure from this tradition. The House will be in order."

The move comes less than a week after Feinstein died at the age of 90. Feinstein was the oldest member of Congress at the time of her death, and interim Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) was selected to take her place. Butler will be able to run for a full term in 2024, but she has not indicated if she will do so at this time.

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The deadline for filing for the California Senate race is on Dec. 8, according to the Associated Press, and if Butler files, she will join Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Katie Porter (D-CA) in their bids.

Pelosi will remain in California for a "few days," but no timeline has been released for her return to Capitol Hill.