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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated the early morning Senate passage of her bill with Rep. James Comer (R-KY) to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the RFK Stadium campus from the federal government to D.C. for up to 99 years. The bill is now headed to the president's desk to be signed into law.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After the House passed a continuing resolution (CR) that excluded her bill with Chairman James Comer (R-KY) to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the RFK Stadium campus from the federal government to D.C. for up to 99 years, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she was disappointed but remained committed to getting D.C. control of the land so it could be put to productive use. A previous version of the CR unveiled earlier this week included the RFK Stadium bill.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the possibility of a federal government shutdown tomorrow night if a continuing resolution isn’t passed, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reminded District of Columbia residents that a provision she got included in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 District of Columbia Appropriations bill exempts the D.C. government from a federal government shutdown in FY 2025. Norton has gotten a provision exempting the D.C. government from federal government shutdowns each year since FY 2015.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that her bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the RFK Stadium campus from the federal government to D.C. for up to 99 years has been included in the text of the continuing resolution (CR), released today. If passed before Friday’s funding deadline, the CR will allow the federal government to avoid a shutdown.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the Senate confirmed Norton’s recommendations who President Biden nominated, Sparkle L. Sooknanan and Amir H. Ali, to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The two are the last federal judicial nominees Norton recommended to President Biden.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) condemned a bill introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) which was marked up by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability (COA) today that would exempt certain organizations doing business in D.C. from registering with the District, the same requirement states regularly enforce. The bill appears to be politically motivated, introduced in response to a reported investigation by the D.C. Attorney General into a conservative legal activist for misusing charitable funds for the activist’s personal benefit. This is the eighth bill COA has marked up or brought directly to the floor to repeal or amend D.C. laws or regulations this Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources marked up and passed their bill to direct the federal government to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the RFK Stadium campus to D.C. for up to 99 years. If passed by the full Senate and signed into law by the president, the bill would allow D.C. to use the land for stadium redevelopment, commercial and residential development, or other public purposes. Norton has worked on prior versions of the bill aimed at revitalizing RFK Stadium campus, which at 174 acres is the largest unused track of land in the District, since 2017. This is the first time any version of the legislation has been considered by the Senate.