DENVER — Democratic lawmakers say they believe Congress can pass a package of financial flood aid by the end of September.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin told the Des Moines Register on Wednesday that they are committed to taking up disaster relief when Congress reconvenes after the August recess.

Durbin, an Illinois Democratic, declined to estimate the amount of money Iowa could expect in aid for housing, roads, levees and agriculture. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has put the figure as perhaps exceeding $5 billion.

Pelosi is scheduled to tour flood damage in Iowa on Sept. 8, with visits to visit Des Moines, Waterloo and Cedar Falls.