Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from yesterday’s press conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Steven Horsford (D-NV) to show opposition to the disapproval resolution reported out of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability (COA) yesterday. If enacted, the disapproval resolution would nullify D.C.’s Justice and Policing Reform Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After the Republican Committee on Oversight and Accountability (COA) reported out a disapproval resolution that, if enacted, would overturn local D.C policing reform legislation, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) vowed to do everything in her power to protect the District’s autonomy and defeat the resolution.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned Republicans their scheduled Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on local D.C. government and markup of a disapproval resolution to nullify D.C.’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act, saying that the Republican focus on meddling in local D.C. affairs is undemocratic and paternalistic. The hearing is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 29th at 10:00 a.m. and the markup is scheduled for Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill today to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide information to the District of Columbia government on individuals convicted of D.C. Code felonies to help ensure that D.C. has services ready for these individuals when they return home from BOP. This bill is necessary because BOP houses D.C. residents convicted of D.C. Code felonies, and BOP contends that federal privacy laws prohibit it from sharing information on such individuals with D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) highlighted recent Data for Progress polling showing a plurality of voters, 46%, believe that President Biden should respect D.C.’s autonomy and right to self-governance by vetoing the disapproval resolution passed by Congress to overturn D.C.’s revised criminal code. The House passed the disapproval resolution on February 9th and the Senate passed it on March 8th.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) condemned the disapproval resolution introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) and Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) that would nullify D.C.’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act, passed by the D.C. Council, and pledged to continue working to defeat the disapproval resolution.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on Equal Pay Day, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the first woman to chair the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, introduced three bills to help close the pay gap for women and minorities. Equal Pay Day marks the number of additional days women must work to earn what men earned the prior year. Norton's Pay Equity for All Act would prohibit employers from asking job applicants for their salary history before making a job or salary offer. Norton's Fair Pay Act would require that if men and women are doing comparable work, they must be paid comparable wages. Norton's Salary Transparency Act would require employers to provide the salary range for jobs in advertisements and interviews and to existing employees.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that President Biden's fiscal year 2024 budget includes several significant victories for the District of Columbia that she requested.