Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Being able to change that culture so that the CIO does have that seat at the table is vitally critical.”

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.

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

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