Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) complimented colleges and universities that have embraced September as “National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month,” as designated by Norton’s resolution introduced in the House this month.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she will speak at Georgetown University’s Black Alumni Summit this Saturday, September 28th, at 9:15 a.m. on Georgetown’s main campus in the Hariri Building.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the Covenant Baptist Church, located at 3845 South Capitol Street SW, this Sunday, September 29th, on her District of Columbia statehood bill, H.R. 51, expected to pass the House this Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has announced she will speak at the District of Columbia’s celebration of National Trans Visibility Day at Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue this Saturday, September 28th, at 10:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced several events to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is recognized from September 15th to October 15th in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the rededication of the Maine Lobsterman statue along the Wharf, today, September 25th at 1:00 pm.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a hearing today, titled “NextGen Feds: Recruiting the Next Generation of Public Servants,” Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced she had introduced the Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2019, which would help provide financial relief for federal employees who have a short-term injury or disability, become pregnant, or develop a pregnancy-related illness.