Press Releases
April 22, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—To commemorate Earth Day, a day dedicated to protecting the planet and its environment, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2015 to require the United States to negotiate an international agreement to disable and dismantle its nuclear weapons by 2020 and to redirect the funds to human and infrastructure needs, such as housing, health care, Social Security and the environment.
April 22, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a congressional resolution to designate September as “National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month.”
April 22, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—After almost 25 years of work, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) is trying to expedite federal efforts to excavate and restore the Spring Valley Formerly Used Defense Site, located in Spring Valley, the residential neighborhood near American University.
April 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the send-off for the District of Columbia Army National Guard’s 276th Military Police Company today at 1:00 p.m. at the D.C. National Guard Armory (2001 East Capitol Street SE).
April 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today urged students in grades 8-12 in public, charter, and private middle and high schools across the District of Columbia to participate in the 2015 Annual Congressional Art Competition. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 24.
April 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she was gratified by the strong public statements by House Democrats in opposition to today’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) markup of a disapproval resolution to overturn the District of Columbia Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act (RHNDA), which would prohibit employers from discriminating against employees, their spouses, and their dependents because of their private reproductive health decisions.
April 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released Norton’s prepared opening statement for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) markup of a disapproval resolution to overturn the District of Columbia’s Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act.
April 20, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released Norton’s remarks for the press conference today at 10:30 a.m. in 2203 Rayburn House Office Building to defend the District of Columbia’s Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act from being overturned by Congress.
April 20, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today at 3:00 p.m. will join advocates from the District of Columbia and across the nation who have been rallying at a free speech vigil at 3rd Street NW on the National Mall the past six days to call for equal rights and full voting representation in Congress for the District’s 650,000 residents.
April 17, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that she was pleased to receive confirmation from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) that the disapproval resolution to overturn a District of Columbia bill protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students from discrimination by educational institutions, the Human Rights Amendme