Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I think that although we didn't have tremendous impacts here in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area from Hurricane…”

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

Lifetime identity protection is the only solution that will give the workers whose data was compromised the peace of mind they deserve.

I will use every tool at my disposal to stop these riders from becoming law, and I commit to reminding my fellow lawmakers across the aisle that D.C. residents deserve the same consideration as their own constituents at every opportunity.

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.