Press Releases
March 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the House passed the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act, introduced by Rep. John McGuire (R-VA), which would codify parts of President Trump’s March, 2025 executive order, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that she was disappointed by the passage of yet another condescending, paternalistic bill towards D.C. Republicans have filed more than 100 bills, amendments and riders to repeal, amend or block D.C. from carrying out its own local laws and policies this Congress. McGuire’s bill is the 11th that the House has passed this Congress.
March 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks, as prepared for delivery, ahead of speaking on the House floor opposing the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act, introduced by Rep. John McGuire (R-VA). The bill would undermine D.C.’s autonomy by codifying parts of President Trump’s executive order of the same name into law. Norton will speak on the House floor this afternoon at approximately 2:00 p.m.
March 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced a bill today that would prohibit questions on the decennial census related to citizenship, nationality, and immigration status.
March 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a statement ahead of Rules Committee consideration of the anti-D.C. bill, the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act (H.R. 5103), introduced by Rep. John McGuire (R-VA). The bill would undermine D.C.’s autonomy by codifying parts of President Trump’s executive order of the same name into law. The Rules Committee will consider the bill at 4:00 p.m. and the full House is expected to debate the bill on Wednesday. The live stream of today’s hearing will be available on rules.house.gov.
March 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the Committee on Oversight & Government Reform (COGR) marked up and passed a bill introduced by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) to repeal two D.C. traffic laws, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) highlighted the hypocrisy of Rep. Perry’s five year long quest to end D.C.’s use of the same traffic safety measures his home state uses extensively and vowed to fight to prevent the bill from advancing further.
March 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks ahead of today’s Committee on Oversight & Government Reform (COGR) markup of a bill, introduced by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), that would repeal two D.C. laws that authorize automated traffic enforcement and limit turning right on red.
March 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026, which would allow people called for jury duty who are breastfeeding to be excused from jury service in federal court and in the federally controlled D.C. Superior Court upon their request. Norton says a constituent raised this issue in a letter to her office. The health benefits of breastfeeding are so well-documented that Norton wanted to bring jury service in line with existing federal policy that encourages breastfeeding.
March 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Upon learning that a new brigade has been activated in the D.C. National Guard (DCNG) to coordinate miliary support for civil authorities, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that the major structural change imposed without D.C.’s consent yet again underscores the need for Congress to pass her bill to give the D.C. mayor control of the DCNG. Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is co-leading the bill in the House and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) leads the bill in the Senate.
March 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act, which would raise the pay of D.C. Superior Court jurors to match that of federal jurors.
“The District of Columbia’s local courts oversee crucial matters that impact our residents and the city,” Norton said. “Our jurors deserve equal compensation for this important civic duty that our federal counterparts receive.”
Norton’s introductory statement follows:
March 4, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from today’s Committee on Oversight & Government Reform (COGR) hearing on fraud and misuse of government funds in Minnesota.
“My Republican colleagues have now held two hearings to talk about fraud in one single state. But they have completely ignored the fact that the Trump administration is the most corrupt administration in history,” Norton said. “If Republicans really cared about fraud, abuse and holding criminals accountable, they would call out Donald Trump for firing 17 inspectors general. These internal watchdogs are the frontline of rooting out waste, fraud and abuse at federal agencies.”