Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Progress in this area hinges really on congressional action, the action we take.”

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 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.

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

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