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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and Congressman Anthony G. Brown (D-MD) today announced that they filed an amendment to the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) at the Committee on Rules 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 offered on the House floor to the bill. The committee is expected to vote on amendments next week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that, as the nation today celebrates 246 years since declaring independence from Great Britain in part because of taxation without representation, the Senate must take the nation’s founding slogan to heart and pass the District of Columbia statehood bill.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security expressing concern with the racially disparate impact of the citizenship requirement in a program designed to help people fleeing the war in Ukraine resettle in the United States. Under the program, named Uniting for Ukraine, only Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members are eligible. The letter, led by Norton, was signed by 24 House members.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today spoke with the Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), which manages the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), to discuss the many ongoing problems with the new TSP online system. In the meeting, FRTIB Executive Director Ravindra Deo committed to sending weekly updates on the system to Norton.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she secured $150 million for the construction of a new Howard University Hospital (HUH) in the House’s fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The Committee on Appropriations will mark up the bill today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she secured several victories for the District of Columbia in the fiscal year 2023 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Quiet Skies Caucus, led by Co-Chairs Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Vice Chairs Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY), today announced they secured four provisions to combat aircraft noise in the House’s fiscal year 2023 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The provisions direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to engage with communities affected by aircraft noise, to prioritize the reduction of aircraft noise, to create a central repository for constituent complaints about aircraft noise, and to encourage the FAA to complete its ongoing evaluation of alternative metrics to current Day Night Level noise standards. The bill also provides support for all studies and programs directed at minimizing aircraft noise in affected communities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she will reintroduce her bill to expand AmeriCorps by 500,000 members. The bill would allow unemployed young people to earn a stipend and gain valuable work experience, and provide states and cities with personnel for badly needed services, such as afterschool programs, without requiring a new administrative structure or bureaucracy.