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May 22, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will address Citizens of Georgetown’s 2018 annual meeting tonight, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 7:30 p.m., at Dumbarton House (2715 Q St. NW).
Norton to Host Community Meeting on Reducing Helicopter Noise with Agencies that Fly in D.C., May 30
May 22, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), co-chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus, will host a community meeting on reducing helicopter noise with District of Columbia residents and representatives of local and federal agencies that operate helicopters in D.C. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at 6:00 p.m., at the West End Library (2301 L St. NW).
May 21, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will join Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) to meet with local District of Columbia residents and business leaders in Ward 8 as part of Scott’s National Opportunity Tour tomorrow, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 1:00 p.m., starting at 1920 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE.
May 21, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a “Norton in Your Neighborhood” conversation, in conjunction with the Edgewood Civic Association, this evening, Monday, May 21, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., at Inspired Teaching Public Charter School (200 Douglas St. NE).
May 21, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R. 5515) to give the District of Columbia home-rule authority over the D.C. National Guard.
May 19, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will deliver the homily at a special celebration of the life of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall tomorrow, Sunday, May 20, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church (555 Water St. SW).
May 18, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will deliver the commencement address to graduates of Georgetown Law School and receive an honorary degree on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., on Healy Lawn (37th St. and O St. NW).
May 18, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at a special ceremony to commemorate the planting of a tree on Capitol Grounds in honor of the District of Columbia on Monday, May 21, 2018, at 11:30 a.m., at the northwest corner of the U.S. Capitol Grounds (First St. and Constitution Ave. NW).
May 17, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, chaired by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), today passed Norton’s bill (H.R. 2897) that clarifies that the District of Columbia and the National Park Service (NPS) have the authority to enter into cooperative management agreements to maintain and operate NPS properties in the District, such as Franklin Park.
May 17, 2018
WASHINGTON – Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – led by CBC Chairman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), CBC Judicial Nominations Task Force Chair Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and CBC Texas Delegation Members Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18), and Marc Veasey (D-TX-33) – called on the U.S. Senate to reject the nomination of Andrew Oldham to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.