UPDATE: Capitol Police Give 'All Clear' Sign After Investigating 'Suspicious Powder'

UPDATE 4 p.m.: Capitol Police have given the “all clear” sign Wednesday afternoon after a “suspicious powder” scare was investigated at a congressman’s office in the Cannon House Office Building.

Capitol Police sent this message out to members of Congress at 3:41p.m.:

“The U.S. Capitol Police have cleared the incident in Room 239 of the Cannon House Office Building. All test results were negative. The area has reopened.”

Previously, a hallway in a congressional office building on Capitol Hill was closed while police investigated a suspicious powder, according to an initial message sent to members of Congress just after 2:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Here’s the message sent to members of Congress by Capitol Police at 2:48 p.m.:

“Due to a suspicious powder the hallway from the Northeast door to the Rotunda of the Cannon building has been closed. Staff with offices located in that corridor should remain in their offices and all other staff are requested to avoid the area until further notice. All staff and other personnel are directed to avoid this area until further notice.”

At 3:03 p.m., Capitol Police sent out another notice:

“The U.S. Capitol Police are continuing to investigate a suspicious substance in Room 239 of the Cannon House Office Building. All staff and other personnel are directed to avoid this area until further notice.”

The area that was closed off, Room 239 and the hallway in front of it, is on the second floor of the Cannon House Office Building.

That office belongs to Congressman Mike Doyle, a Democrat who represents Pennsylvania’s 14th District. The office of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is nearby, in Room 233. She is a former Speaker of the House and the current Minority leader.