Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—With the looming threat of a federal government shutdown, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that if the federal government shuts down tomorrow, she will introduce a bill that would guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial and security service workers furloughed during a shutdown in the current fiscal year (fiscal year 2018).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that if the federal government shuts down tomorrow, she will keep her office open through the duration of the shutdown by designating her entire staff as “essential.”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—As the possibility of a federal government shutdown looms large, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today assured District of Columbia residents that a critical provision she got included in the fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill will keep the D.C. government open if the federal government shuts down on Saturday, when the current short-term continuing resolution—which has kept the government open for the past four weeks—expires.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will offer remarks at the ceremony in honor of naming a District of Columbia street in Ward 8 as “Brishell Jones Way,” tomorrow, Friday, January 19, 2018, at 11:00 a.m., on Danbury St. SW between Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SW and South Capitol St. SE.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) yesterday introduced the Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2018 to help provide financial relief for federal employees who have a short-term injury or disability, become pregnant, or develop a pregnancy-related illness.

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, January 18 at 9:40 AM ET, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – led by CBC Chairman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA), CBC Judiciary Nominations Working Group Chair Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) – will host a press availability outside of 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building before the Senate Judiciary Committee votes on the nominations of Thomas Farr and Eric Dreiband.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said her bill clarifying that the District of Columbia and the National Park Service (NPS) have the authority to enter into cooperative management agreements to maintain and operate NPS properties in the city, such as Franklin Park, today passed the House of Representatives by voice vote.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will be the Grand Marshal at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade today, Monday, January 15, 2018, at noon.