Press Releases
April 20, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that her Federal Law Enforcement Nominating Commission is accepting applications for an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Rosemary Collyer will take senior status on May 18, 2016, creating a vacancy.
April 20, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In another victory for equality for the District of Columbia, the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today passed her bill to require the Library of Congress to install the District’s seal in the stained-glass windows of the Thomas Jefferson Building’s Main Reading Room, which contains the seals of all states and territories that existed when the building was constructed, except for the District seal.
April 19, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that her bill prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes and vaping devices for smoking on airplanes was included in the bill passed today by the Senate to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
April 19, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) learned today that District of Columbia resident Adam Eidinger will not be retried after being arrested for unlawful entry at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) markup of a bill to overturn a D.C. anti-discrimination law.
April 19, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a “Norton in Your Neighborhood” community conversation with the Eastland Gardens Civic Association tonight, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., at Zion Baptist Church (1234 Kenilworth Ave. NE).
April 18, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement in support of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, including the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program, as oral arguments took place today before the U.S.
April 15, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will march in the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade tomorrow, Saturday, April 16, 2016, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the intersection of 7th St. NW and Constitution Ave. NW.
April 15, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will be the grand marshal as she walks in the annual District of Columbia Emancipation Day Parade tomorrow, April 16, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., beginning at One Judiciary Square (441 4th St. NW).
April 15, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the Congresswoman’s statement on District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposal today to have an updated vote on D.C. statehood on the ballot this November.
April 14, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s (D-DC) work for women’s rights will take her to New York City on Thursday, April 14, 2016, and on Friday, April 15, 2016.