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September 9, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she will introduce a bill to prohibit the relocation of any federal department or agency headquarters outside of the National Capital Region (NCR) without congressional approval.
September 6, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) can be seen on this week’s airing of the national PBS series “To The Contrary,” locally here on Friday at 5:30 p.m. on WETA; Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on WHUT; and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on WETA.
September 5, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that the ACLU has conducted a constitutional analysis of her District of Columbia statehood bill (H.R. 51), finding that the bill “is a valid and defensible exercise of congressional authority” and is “constitutionally permissible.”
September 4, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today congratulated Coach Neal Henderson of the Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Club for his induction into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in a Congressional Record statement.
September 3, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a “Seniors Resource Fair” this Wednesday, September 4th, at 10:00 a.m. to give seniors valuable information on resources available to them.
September 3, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released an August 29 letter today sent to United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jessie Liu again requesting information on prosecutions for hate crimes.
August 29, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she will host a “Seniors Resource Fair” this Wednesday, September 4th, at 10:00 a.m. to give seniors valuable information on resources available to them.
August 29, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting an additional 90 days for the public to respond to a proposed rule that would restrict use of the Washington Channel along the Wharf neighborhood.
August 29, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Before Labor Day weekend, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she will introduce her Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2019, which would extend to independent contractors the same federal antidiscrimination protections enjoyed by employees.
August 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she will introduce her Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act, which would use federal grants to encourage public school systems to provide universal, prekindergarten to every child, regardless of income.