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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a letter she sent to U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund today urging the Capitol Police to amend their policies to permit electric scooters on Capitol Grounds, while adopting narrowly tailored regulations to protect public safety.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked the House Rules Committee for prohibiting, at her request, all the anti-home-rule amendments that were filed to the fiscal year 2020 District of Columbia spending bill from receiving consideration on the House floor.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, announced that the subcommittee will host a roundtable on Mobility on Demand, or MOD, this Tuesday, June 25th at 2:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a “Norton in Your Neighborhood” conversation with the Mayfair Mansions Community Organization in Ward 7 on Tuesday, June 25th at 7:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the co-chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus and a senior member of the Aviation Subcommittee, announced that the House today passed her amendment to direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prioritize combating airplane and helicopter noise.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that her Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019 (H.R. 2726), which would codify Amtrak’s internal policy prohibiting smoking, including of electronic cigarettes, on its trains is scheduled to be marked up by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today she looks forward to hosting a “Congress in Your Corner” Fireside Chat with the LGBTQ community at Red Bear Brewery this Monday, June 24th at 7:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at the William Simons Scholarships Renaming Ceremony hosted by the Washington Teachers’ Union this Saturday, June 22, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., at the African American Civil War Museum.