Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) for introducing today the Senate companion to Norton’s District of Columbia statehood bill, which she introduced at the beginning of the 117th Congress with a record 202 original cosponsors. Carper introduced the bill with a record number of original cosponsors.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced details of the public meeting with the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on the proposed rule to restrict public access to the Washington Channel. The meeting will occur Wednesday, January 27, at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. It will be open to the public, and residents interested in participating should RSVP by emailing NortonEvents@mail.house.gov.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the upcoming Senate trial of former President Trump for inciting insurrection underscores the need for District of Columbia statehood, which would give the District two senators to consider Trump’s conduct.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Anthony Brown (D-MD), and David Trone (D-MD) today announced that they would introduce legislation to implement the recommendation from the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recently released report on helicopter noise in the National Capital Region (NCR). In January 2019, the Members wrote GAO requesting it conduct a study of helicopter noise in the NCR. GAO announced in June 2019 that it would conduct the study.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the National Commission on the Insurrectionist Attack Upon the United States Capitol Act, which would create a national commission to provide a complete account of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including preparedness and response. The commission would also present recommendations on how to protect our country from future attacks. The bill is modeled on the bipartisan legislation that created a commission to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reintroduced her District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act, which would eliminate the congressional review period for bills passed by the D.C. Council, enabling local D.C. bills to take effect immediately. Norton’s bill is part of her “Free and Equal D.C.” series, a set of bills she is introducing as part of her strategy to give the District expanded home rule and equality while simultaneously pursuing statehood. This month, Norton reintroduced her D.C. statehood bill, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51), with a record number of original cosponsors (202), and it now has 207 cosponsors.

WASHINGTON, D.C — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced her guest for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be Hector Rodriguez, founder and chair of Veterans United for D.C. Statehood. Like other members of Congress, Norton is allowed only one guest because of the coronavirus pandemic. There are 30,000 veterans currently living in the nation’s capital, who have served their country in the U.S. military while having no voting representation in Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today applauded the letter from 60 national organizations that have endorsed statehood for the District of Columbia as a call for Congress to pass her D.C. statehood bill (H.R. 51).