Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) told the Washington Post that he would introduce an anti-home rule bill to repeal recently passed local emergency legislation that amends D.C.’s Open Meetings Act, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) vowed to fight the bill’s advancement in Congress. The D.C. Council last week passed a measure to amend the Open Meetings Act. Emergency legislation in D.C. remains in effect for 90 days and is not subject to a congressional disapproval resolution. Lee threatened to introduce a disapproval resolution if the D.C. emergency legislation becomes permanent.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today introduced a bill to make the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC), a nonprofit responsible for managing and operating Union Station in D.C., eligible for funding under several federal transportation grant programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced the process for applying to her office for Community Project Funding, formerly known as earmarks, for fiscal year 2026 (FY26). For a Community Project Funding request to be considered, eligible entities must submit an application by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 21st to NortonCommunityProjectFunding@mail.house.gov.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (HRA) to permit the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia to transmit legislation to Congress in the form of the Chairman’s choosing, including electronic form. This bill seeks to modernize the method D.C. legislation is transmitted to Congress for the congressional review period.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, today introduced a bill to require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit recommendations to Congress on how to reduce train noise and vibrations near homes, as well as cost estimates for each recommendation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced an anti-home rule bill to rename a section of 18th Street NW in Dupont Circle as “Jimmy Lai Way,” Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) pointed out that D.C. is not a blank slate for Congress to fill in as it pleases, contrary to the will of the 700,000 people who live in the District permanently. Smith’s bill would rename the portion of 18th Street Northwest between Church Street and P Street after Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong businessman, democracy advocate, and critic of the Chinese Communist Party currently imprisoned in Hong Kong.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said a disapproval resolution introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on D.C.’s Insurance Regulation Amendment Act of 2024 would have no legal effect, even if enacted, because the congressional review period outlined in the Home Rule Act (HRA) has already expired.