House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi agreed to a deal that would likely give her the votes to become the next speaker of the House but only for a maximum of four years.
The agreement negotiated between Pelosi and a small group of House Democrats who vowed to oppose her during the floor vote needs to be approved by the full House Democratic Caucus, which is expected to vote early next year.
The deal limits terms for the top three leaders to three terms, including any they served when the Democrats had the House majority between 2007 and early 2011.
If any of these leaders wishes to run for another term they would need a two-thirds vote by the caucus for one additional term.
