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Connolly Applauds 2025 IVF Coverage for Federal Employees

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation and the author of the Family Building FEHB Fairness Act, released the following statement after the Office of Personnel Management announced its overview for FEHB coverage of IVF in 2025: “I am thrilled that, today, OPM has announced…

Connolly-Warner Reintroduce Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act to Protect Federal Employees During Public Health Emergencies

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act, legislation to better protect federal employees during a public health emergency. The legislation previously passed the House in September…

Connolly Statement on Governor Youngkin’s Defense of Trump’s Plan to Upend Northern Virginia’s Economy

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation and the author of the Saving the Civil Service Act, released the following statement in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s defense of Donald Trump’s plan to wreak havoc on Northern Virginia by firing or relocating more than 100,000 federal…

Connolly Introduces Resolution Honoring America’s Public Servants

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, introduced a resolution to honor America’s public servants during Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), which is celebrated during the first week in May. “Public servants, including our incredible federal employees, are our…

Connolly, Duckworth Lead 176 Members in Urging OPM to Require All FEHB Carriers to Cover IVF Treatment and Medication

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led 176 of their colleagues in writing to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to urge OPM to require all insurance carriers in the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) Program — the largest employer-sponsored health insurance plan in the world — to cover IVF medical treatments and medications in…

Dems to Biden: Go big on IVF

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Congressional Democrats are demanding President JOE BIDEN provide insurance coverage for in-vitro fertilization to all federal employees, arguing it would be one of the most concrete moves the administration can take after the Alabama state Supreme Court jeopardized access to such fertility treatments. Currently, the insurance program that covers more than 8 million federal employees…

Connolly Applauds Biden Administration Actions to Expand and Improve Federal Government Internships

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement in support of the Biden Administration’s finalized rule designed to expand and improve opportunities for early career talent in the federal government: “The federal government is facing a retirement…

Connolly, Fitzpatrick Reintroduce Legislation to Restore Civil Service Rights to Administrative Law Judges

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act, bipartisan legislation to reestablish Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) as members of the competitive civil service. Approximately 2,000 Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) currently serve in agencies across the Executive Branch,…

Connolly, Schatz Reintroduce FAIR Act to Give Feds a 7.4% Raise in 2025

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, a bill that would provide federal employees with a 7.4 percent pay increase in calendar year 2025. Connolly and Schatz previously introduced similar legislation in the 115th, 116th, and 117th Congresses. The federal government has a history of chronic…

The fight to stop a cornerstone of Trump's 'retribution' agenda is underway

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A central part of Donald Trump’s plan should he return to the White House is to dismantle the “deep state,” getting rid of the federal government workers who might stand in the way of his broader agenda. Allies of those civil servants are already gearing up for a fight. With nearly a year left until next fall’s election, President Joe Biden’s administration, lawmakers and advocacy…

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