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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced a bill that would make D.C. eligible for federal funding under two federal wildlife conservation laws, the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that today she and all of D.C. mourn the passing of her friend, civil rights leader, and former D.C. Shadow Senator Rev. Jesse Jackson.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In today’s Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Full Committee markup, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) offered an amendment to the Smart Space Act, which the Committee adopted, to define the term “State” to include the District of Columbia. The bill directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to convene consultation meetings with State real estate experts to identify alternative financing solutions that will reduce costs to the federal government for the construction of new public buildings.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY) introduced a bill today to create a stamp commemorating civil rights leader Bayard Rustin. Norton said the timing of the bill’s introduction is significant, coming during Black History Month.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she secured over $10 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) for D.C. in the final fiscal year 2026 (FY 26) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill signed into law by the president on Tuesday.
“I am pleased that the president has signed the fiscal year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill into law, delivering more than $10 million in Community Project Funding for D.C.,” Norton said. “These investments will strengthen our parks, improve public safety and transportation infrastructure, expand research and workforce capacity at the University of the District of Columbia, and support sustainable, community-driven projects across the city. This funding reflects the priorities of D.C. residents and will make a tangible difference in neighborhoods throughout the District.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After House passage of a disapproval resolution repealing a local D.C. law that recently restored D.C.’s child tax credit, increased an existing earned income tax credit, and decoupled D.C.'s tax code from certain provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) called the measure paternalistic, democracy-denying, deliberate administrative and fiscal sabotage of the nation’s capital.