Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Requirement Equality Act, which would require federal district court judges, federal circuit court judges, the U.S. Attorney, the two U.S. Marshals and the federal court clerk who serve in D.C. to reside in D.C., just as such officials are required to do in other jurisdictions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will receive a $104 million grant from the Federal Transit Authority for low- and no- emission buses and facilities after she wrote a letter supporting WMATA’s grant application. The grant was funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a law that Norton heavily shaped through her work as then-Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Norton currently serves as Ranking Member.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Committee on Appropriations today released the text of the fiscal year 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, which includes many victories secured by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) despite Republican control of the House. The bill provides $40 million for the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG), a program created by a Norton bill. The appropriations bill, however, includes several new anti-home rule riders.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The co-chairs of the Quiet Skies Caucus (QSC), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Vice Chair Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) announced victories for aircraft noise mitigation included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill passed out of the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee last week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After yesterday’s failed attempt in the House to override President Biden’s veto on the disapproval resolution that would have nullified D.C.’s policing reform law, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said the President was correct in vetoing the disapproval resolution and that Congress should leave decisions about local D.C. laws to D.C. residents.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) filed three amendments to the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill being marked up today by the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) wrote Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), asking that OMB direct all federal agencies to treat D.C. as a state, city and county for purposes of federal funding unless an applicable statute precludes such funding.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today, during Pride Month, reintroduced her District of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act. The bill would clarify that D.C. residents may not be excluded or disqualified from jury service in D.C. Superior Court on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Specifically, the bill would clarify that "sex," which is a protected class under the non-discrimination law that applies to jurors in D.C. Superior Court, includes sexual orientation and gender identity.