Republicans are seeking to put off for a few days their effort to censure House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) following the death of longtime Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the head of the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who is leading the censure effort against Schiff, had introduced a measure Wednesday that would allow the minority party to force a vote and bring the resolution to the floor by Thursday.

But Biggs wrote to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday to request that the vote on his privileged resolution instead be taken up on Monday, out of respect for their late colleague and those close to him.

Cummings died Thursday at the age of 68.

“I am deeply saddened at the passing of our colleague, Chairman Elijah Cummings. He was a fierce advocate for what he believed in. I express condolences to his family and colleagues,” Biggs wrote.

“Out of respect to him and his family, I instructed my staff to work with your staff, and the staff of the Minority Leader. I do not wish to intrude on the grief felt by his colleagues today by proceeding with a floor vote of my motion to censure Adam Schiff,” he added.

Biggs requested that Pelosi guarantee a floor vote before the end of Monday’s 6:30 p.m. vote series, when he would be required to reintroduce the measure.

The House conservative leader also criticized Democrats for continuing with a planned hearing Thursday as part of their impeachment probe into President Trump.

Biggs called it "questionable" that the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees would continue with a joint hearing behind closed doors.