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Norton Introduces Bill to Allow D.C. Residents 70 and Older to Opt Out of Local Jury Duty

February 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill today to allow individuals who are 70 and older to opt out of jury duty in the D.C. Superior Court.

Norton Statement on Trump’s Call for Federal Government Takeover of D.C.

February 20, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that President Trump’s derogatory comments calling for a federal “takeover” of D.C. are anti-democratic, based on misinformation, and belittling to the 700,000 residents of the nation’s capital. Trump’s comments were made prior to an expected executive order related to the District of Columbia.

Norton Introduces Bill to Expand Mission of National Park Service to Include Active Use of Urban Parks

February 18, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill to expand the mission of the National Park Service (NPS) to include active use of NPS parks in urban areas in addition to preservation. The idea for the bill came from a George Washington University report that examined strategies to create a more activated park system in D.C., which noted that NPS parks in D.C. are “inconsistently managed and inequitably maintained” and “do not meet the needs of people who both live near and experience the park system as a part of their daily lives.”

Norton Asks Department of Defense to Clarify Policy on Department’s Use of Transponders on Aircraft in the National Capital Region

February 18, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After receiving recent reports that the Department of Defense (DoD) has asserted that ADS-B, a type of transponder used to communicate GPS data and project aircraft trajectory, is enabled on DoD helicopter flights in the National Capital Region, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) wrote Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to reconcile the reporting with contradictory information she received nearly two years ago.

Norton Celebrates Birthday of Frederick Douglass, D.C. Voting Rights Champion

February 14, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated what is recognized as famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass' 206th birthday. Like many enslaved, Douglass did not know his birthday, but he celebrated it on Valentine’s Day. Norton’s D.C. statehood bill would name the 51st state “Washington, Douglass Commonwealth” in honor of Douglass, a longtime D.C. resident committed to the advocacy of equal rights for the District.

Norton Statement on Trump Executive Order Attacking Federal Workforce

February 14, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order to cut federal employees, limit future federal hires to one for every four departing employees, and require federal agencies to work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The order says each agency will now have a "DOGE Team Lead.”

Norton Calls Out Bills to Repeal D.C. Home Rule Act, Says They Show Progress Toward D.C. Statehood

February 11, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that news that Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Congressman Andrew Ogles (R-TN) have introduced bills to repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a sign of the significant progress that D.C. has made toward statehood.

Norton Introduces Bill to Help Ensure D.C. is Deemed Eligible for Federal Funding Going to States, Counties and Cities

February 11, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a bill to amend Title 1 of the United States Code to deem D.C. as both a state and political subdivision of a state – such as a city or county – for federal funding eligibility.

Norton Releases Remarks from American Federation of Government Employees Legislative Conference

February 10, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from today’s address to the American Federation of Government Employees Legislative Conference.

Norton’s full remarks, as prepared for delivery follow.

Remarks of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

AFGE Conference Remarks

February 10, 2025

Norton, Booker Reintroduce Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 African Americans Who Fought to Preserve the Union in the Civil War

February 10, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced their bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the approximately 200,000 African Americans who fought to preserve the Union during the Civil War. The bill introduction coincides with Black History Month.

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