Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Mr. Chairman, could I ask that that information be provided to this committee?”

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.

This process is key to our democracy. It provides avenues for every citizen, lawmaker, and stakeholder to provide input into the rulemaking process.

H.R. 8505 would provide FMCSA with better tools to root out unscrupulous actors, which are also harmful to consumers and highway safety.

I strongly opposed the Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. I urge this committee to take up legislation to overturn the Sackett decision and restore Clean Water Act protections for the Nation's rivers…