Press Releases
February 1, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that her guest for next week’s State of the Union address will be constituent Raya Kenney, who inspired Norton’s bill to establish a memorial honoring women who worked on the home front in World War II. President Biden signed the bill into law in December.
February 1, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today kicked off Black History Month by reintroducing her bill that would remove the Emancipation Statue from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia, a federal park, citing its problematic depiction of the fight to achieve emancipation. The statue would be placed in a museum with an explanation of its origin and meaning.
January 31, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the organizational meeting for the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) for the 118th Congress, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she was selected as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit and will serve on three additional subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management; the Subcommittee on Aviation; and the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment.
January 31, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the organizational meeting for the Committee on Oversight & Accountability (COA) for the 118th Congress, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she will serve on the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce and the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs. Norton will be second in seniority on the Subcommittee on Government Operations.
January 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) spoke at the unveiling of the Youth Art Walk at Reagan Washington National Airport. The Youth Art Walk highlights work from young artists in the D.C. area. In prior years, the airport hosted a ceremony to announce the winner of the congressional art competition for D.C. The winner of the art competition has their work displayed in the U.S. Capitol.
January 25, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the House today passed her Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act, which would revoke the independent real estate leasing authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and direct the Government Accountability Office to update its 2016 report on independent real estate leasing authority. The bill passed the House in September during the 117th Congress.
January 24, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks as prepared for delivery from today’s joint press conference with Senator Tom Carper (D-DE). The press conference marked Carper’s introduction of the Senate companion to Norton’s D.C. statehood bill. Norton and Carper were joined by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), co-lead for the Senate version of the bill, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson.
January 23, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the federal tax filing season kicks off today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued a statement reminding the public that the District of Columbia pays more federal taxes per capita than any state and more federal taxes overall than 23 states, but that D.C. residents do not have the voting representation in Congress or full local self-government accorded to residents of the 50 states. Norton said that the remedy is for Congress to pass her D.C. statehood bill.
January 22, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) will hold a press conference to announce Senate introduction of the D.C. statehood bill. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and D.C. Council Chair Mendelson will also deliver remarks.
January 13, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today she will work to defeat the disapproval resolution introduced by Congressman James Comer (R-KY), and an additional disapproval resolution that Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) announced he will introduce, to prevent a local D.C. bill allowing noncitizen D.C. residents to vote in local elections from taking effect. The D.C. Council passed the bill in October to allow D.C. residents who are not citizens to vote in local elections by a vote of 12-1.