Press Releases

Gains for D.C. in 2013, despite the dismal 113th Congress, have boosted the optimism of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) for 2014.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) called on Congress “to expand the Home Rule Act to include all the elements of self-government commensurate with other U.S. jurisdictions.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) spoke by phone with Tanya Chutkan yesterday to inform her that President Obama would nominate her to become a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, as recommended by the Congresswoman.

WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton succeeded in keeping an amendment to weaken D.C. gun safety laws out of the final National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, passed by the Senate last night.

WASHINGTON, DC – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that when Congress returns from recess after the New Year, Norton will introduce a bill to overhaul the Federal Protective Service (FPS), which, with approximately 1,000 law enforcement officers and 13,500 contract guards, is responsible for protecting about 9,600 General Services Administration facilities nationwide.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today made the following statement on the implications of union representation won this week by federal contract workers at several Smithsonian museums.

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today made the following statement on Congressman Frank Wolf’s (R-VA) announcement that he will not seek reelection in 2014.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United Planning Organization (UPO) Inspire Foundation, in conjunction with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), will welcome more than 250 of the city’s most disadvantaged children to their 24th annual “D.C. Children’s Christmas Party on the Hill” tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in 345 Cannon House Office Building.