Scalise told reporters at the House GOP retreat in Orlando, Fla., on Monday that seating for lawmakers will be limited and that he wants to give an opportunity to first-term Republicans who have never attended a presidential address to Congress. "There are not many of us that are going to be able to go, because they're limiting it pretty dramatically," Scalise said. "There are a lot of people that haven't been before that want to go." ADVERTISEMENT Biden's address to Congress will be significantly scaled back compared with past joint sessions due to COVID-19 health restrictions. Only about 200 people are expected to be in the House chamber during the address, meaning that relatively few of the more than 500 members of the House and Senate will be in attendance.