Norton Secures Funding for New Howard University Hospital and Other Victories in Omnibus Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced she secured numerous victories for the District of Columbia in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, which was released Monday evening, including:

• $100 million for the construction of a new Howard University Hospital (HUH project).
• $296 million for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) consolidation project at the St. Elizabeths West Campus (St. Elizabeths project).
• Authorizing sledding at the Capitol complex.
• Directing the Capitol Police to enforce the prohibition on engines idling at the Capitol complex for more than three minutes.
• Directing the Federal Railroad Administration to continue working with the D.C. government on the Union Station expansion project and to consider the feedback of all stakeholders, including residents of affected neighborhoods, in its planning process.
• Directing the Agricultural Research Service to improve public access to the National Arboretum, including reducing car traffic in the surrounding residential neighborhood.

“I am pleased with the victories in this bill,” Norton said. “The additional funding for a new Howard University Hospital can expand access to care, help address the severe shortage of minority physicians across the country, and create new jobs. The DHS consolidation project at St. Elizabeths is immensely important to the federal government and D.C. The DHS funding will improve DHS operations, enhance our country’s security, and spur economic development.”

Norton secured $7 million for the HUH project in FY 2021 and $100 million for the HUH project in FY 2022. Norton has secured more than $2 billon for the St. Elizabeths project.

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