Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Civil Rights, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H469C2DCC8B1F474BAE4F490321EFA1D6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2026.
- Section H75352FE4B1364A36867CEBC6D9ABF117: 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to offer voluntary insurance to Federal employees for protection against the loss of pay resulting from— short-term...
- Section H285A2EE2028243F18333574C7D5F01BB: 3. Non-work related disability insurance Title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 87 the following: 88Non-Work Related Short-Term...
- Section H4BD668491E1A41B2A7236A1B6806FC11: 8801. Definitions For purposes of this chapter— the term Director means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; the term employee means— an...
- Section H661D018C019D4E5FBC09201B3CEB6516: 8802. Availability of insurance The Director shall establish and administer a program to make insurance coverage available under this chapter— for an injury or...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Civil Rights, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E423)
Introduced in House
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an insurance company that is licensed to issue disability insurance in all States, taking into account any subsidiaries or affiliates of such a company
an insurance company that is licensed to issue disability insurance in all States, taking into account any subsidiaries or affiliates of such a company
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