Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that when Congress returns from recess she will introduce a bill to permit commercial filming and photography on the U.S. Capitol Grounds beyond Union Square, the single area where it is currently permitted when both chambers of Congress are out of session.

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.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a “Norton in Your Neighborhood” community conversation with the Edgewood Civic Association tonight, Monday, December 21, 2015, from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., at Inspired Teaching School (200 Douglas St. NW).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she was particularly grateful that her work to get District of Columbia local judges appointed had culminated with the Senate confirming two Superior Court judges, Darlene Soltys and Robert Salerno, the day before it adjourned for the year.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, worked to get expanded identity theft coverage for current, former and prospective federal employees whose personal information was compromised by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breaches.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, today said that the tax extenders bill, which passed the House yesterday and the Senate today, contains her bill to permanently restore parity between pre-tax commuter transit and parking benefits, both of which will be $255 per month.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— In the wake of the historic Paris climate accord reached this past weekend, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that, since climate change is already underway, fueling unprecedented weather patterns and rising waters, the federal government must do more to help states and localities prepare for and cope with natural disasters. Therefore, Norton today introduced the FEMA Help and Education for Local Partners Act (FEMA HELP Act) to create a federal multi-agency team, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to provide coordinated disaster assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will attend the United Planning Organization Annual Capitol Hill Holiday event for underprivileged children at the Capitol today, Thursday, December 17, 2015, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., in 345 Cannon House Office Building.