Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The Republican House is again seeking to impose its will on the District without the consent of D.C.'s locally-elected…”

Mr. Speaker, today, I introduce the Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2026, which would make short-term disability insurance available to federal employees.

I’m gonna run. I don’t know why anybody would even ask me.

This bill would establish a commonsense process to ensure that qualified nominees are not indefinitely delayed by Senate inaction.

Because there is no limit on how long personal information can be exploited, Congress must protect these federal employees and contractors in perpetuity.