Press Releases

Norton Releases Remarks From Press Conference on the Proposed Cut to the District of Columbia’s Federal Medical Assistance Percentage

May 2, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from today’s press conference with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and city officials about the proposed cut to the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) in the fiscal year (FY 25) 2025 budget resolution, which she said will catastrophically harm District residents.

Norton Introduces Resolution to Designate May 1, 2025, as “D.C. Statehood Day”

May 1, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a resolution expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2025, as “D.C. Statehood Day” and calling for statehood for the District through enactment of her Washington, D.C. Admission Act.

Norton Highlights Federal Employees in Remarks During Oversight Committee Reconciliation Markup

April 30, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from today’s Committee on Oversight and Accountability (COA) markup of its portion of the reconciliation bill, where she highlighted the valuable contributions America’s federal employees continue to make in the face of unprecedented attacks by the Trump administration. The reconciliation bill advances several proposals to reduce the pay, benefits, and protections for federal employees.

Norton Introduces Bill to Require Federal Officials in Charge of D.C. Supervision Agencies to Reside in D.C.

April 28, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill today to require the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (CSOSA) and the Director of the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia (PSA) to be D.C. residents during their tenure. CSOSA is a federal agency, and PSA is an independent entity within CSOSA.

Norton Introduces Bill Requiring BOP to Place D.C. Residents Serving Sentences for D.C. Code Felonies Within 250 Miles of D.C.

April 24, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced her bill to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to place D.C. residents serving sentences for D.C. Code felonies in BOP facilities within 250 miles of D.C. Under the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, individuals serving sentences for D.C. Code felonies are in BOP custody.

Norton Introduces Resolution Commemorating Historic Escape Attempt by Slaves in D.C. on Ship

April 17, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a resolution commemorating the 1848 slave escape that occurred in D.C. on the ship the Pearl.

Norton Introduces Resolution Commemorating Emancipation Day

April 16, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced her resolution commemorating Emancipation Day. Emancipation Day, which is an official holiday in D.C., honors the date in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln freed 3,100 enslaved individuals in the District, nine months ahead of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Norton Vows to Fight Senator Mike Lee’s Anti-Home Rule Bill Addressing D.C. Council Meetings

April 10, 2025

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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.

Norton, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Make Union Station Eligible for Funding Under Federal Transportation Grant Programs

April 9, 2025

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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.

Norton Announces Community Project Funding Application Process

April 8, 2025

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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.