Press Releases
July 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today announced that the Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold a hearing on their bill to remove the name of Francis G. Newlands, a former U.S. senator from Nevada who held racist views, from Chevy Chase Circle on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. The name appears on the fountain and a plaque in the circle, which is a federal park. The circle lies partly in the District of Columbia and partly in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District, which Raskin represents. Norton will testify at the hearing.
July 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she has filed two amendments at the House Rules Committee to the fiscal year 2023 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill to allow marijuana in public housing in jurisdictions where marijuana is already legal. One amendment would prohibit the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from using its funds to enforce the prohibition on marijuana in federally assisted housing in jurisdictions where recreational marijuana is legal. The other would prohibit HUD from using its funds to enforce the prohibition on medical marijuana in jurisdictions where medical marijuana is legal. The amendments are co-led by Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA).
July 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on abortion access, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) highlighted the unique risks faced by District of Columbia residents post-Roe. Because D.C. lacks the full rights and protections of statehood and is under Congress’ control, a future Republican Congress could ban all abortions in the District.
July 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and Congressman Anthony Brown (D-MD) announced that Committee on Rules yesterday made in order their amendment to the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would give the District of Columbia mayor control over the D.C. National Guard. The committee determines which amendments will be allowed to be considered on the House floor, and because their amendment was made in order, it will be considered on the House floor this week.
July 12, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that the House’s fiscal year 2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill includes her requested language directing the Federal Railroad Administration to continue working with the District of Columbia on the Union Station expansion project and to consider the feedback of all stakeholders, including residents of affected neighborhoods, in its planning process.
July 8, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) yesterday wrote the Marshal of the Supreme Court requesting immediate removal of the bike racks blocking the sidewalks around the Supreme Court grounds. Because anti-climb fencing is already in place around the grounds, Norton said the bike racks serve no security purpose and force District of Columbia residents, workers and visitors to use the street, creating a safety hazard.
July 8, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today received a written response to a letter she sent yesterday to Supreme Court Marshal Gail A. Curley requesting immediate removal of the bike racks blocking the sidewalks around the Court grounds. In her response, Curley said that the bike racks on Constitution Avenue between Maryland Avenue and Second Street NE have been removed and that all other bike racks will be removed from the grounds this weekend.
July 7, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she will request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate the widespread problems with the new Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) online system and will introduce a bill to establish an inspector general for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB).
July 6, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) filed an amendment to the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act at the Committee on Rules to give the District of Columbia the same number of service academy nominations and appointments as states. Currently, each member of the House and Senate is allocated five appointments to each of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy, and is allowed to nominate 10 people for each appointment as it becomes vacant. However, because D.C. has no senators, the District is deprived of 10 appointments to each of these service academies.
July 6, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill yesterday to provide the District of Columbia Courts and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia with the same authority that federal courts and federal agencies have to offer voluntary separation incentive payments, or buyouts, to their employees. Norton’s bill is part of her efforts to improve the operations of the parts of the local justice system in D.C. that are under federal control.