Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded today’s markup and passage of two of her bills by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I). One bill would make D.C. eligible for certain wastewater infrastructure grants under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, and the second bill would equip the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) with tools to protect consumers from fraud perpetrated by residential moving companies in the interstate transportation of household goods.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill to provide the District of Columbia Courts and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia with the same authority that federal courts and federal agencies have to offer voluntary separation incentive payments, or buyouts, to its employees. Norton’s bill is part of her efforts to improve the operations of the parts of the local justice system in D.C. that are under federal control. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As students return to campus for the fall semester, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced her annual resolution to designate September as “National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month” and said that the return to in-person classes highlights the importance of ensuring students have safe campuses, both now and in the future.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the Congress Leads by Example Act, which would subject Congress and the rest of the legislative branch to workplace laws that protect employees in the private sector and the executive branch.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the Promoting Healthier Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act, or the LIFE Act, to encourage exercise and healthy eating habits nationwide. The bill would provide $75 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat obesity and sedentary lifestyles in three ways: conducting national education campaigns about how to recognize and address obesity; training health professionals to recognize the signs of obesity early and to educate people concerning healthy lifestyles; and developing intervention strategies to be used in everyday life, such as in the workplace and in community settings. This initial funding would be for a pilot program to develop best practices and give the country a coherent national strategy for combating overweight and obesity.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the Department of the Treasury Officer Protection Act of 2024, which would allow Treasury Department police officers, including those who work at the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), to carry their service weapons home with them after they are no longer on duty.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2024, which would require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to make publicly available the forms organizations that self-declare under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) file with the IRS. Norton says Americans have the right to know which organizations are operating under this section of the IRC.