Eleanor Holmes Norton: “We are trying to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.”

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 believe this bill strikes the middle ground, while showing Congress' support for LGBTQ+ individuals.

However, in 2020, soon after Mr. DeJoy became Postal General, the Postal Service declared that 'postal police officers should no longer be assigned to investigate or prevent mail theft or protection of letter carriers,' end quote, except…

I think returning to a pre-Sackett regime would provide a uniform level of protection across the United States.