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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the first female chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, announced today that she will introduce a bill to apply federal anti-discrimination protections to independent contractors. Currently, such laws apply only to traditional employees

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will introduce a bill to prohibit the Census Bureau from including questions on citizenship, nationality or immigration status on the 2020 census questionnaire and thereafter.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today assured District of Columbia-area residents, as well as Americans visiting the nation’s capital, that many federal tourist attractions remain open and accessible despite the ongoing closure of the federal government.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—With the looming threat of a federal government shutdown, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that if the federal government shuts down tomorrow, she will introduce a bill that would guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial and security service workers furloughed during a shutdown in the current fiscal year (fiscal year 2018).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that if the federal government shuts down tomorrow, she will keep her office open through the duration of the shutdown by designating her entire staff as “essential.”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—As the possibility of a federal government shutdown looms large, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today assured District of Columbia residents that a critical provision she got included in the fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill will keep the D.C. government open if the federal government shuts down on Saturday, when the current short-term continuing resolution—which has kept the government open for the past four weeks—expires.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will offer remarks at the ceremony in honor of naming a District of Columbia street in Ward 8 as “Brishell Jones Way,” tomorrow, Friday, January 19, 2018, at 11:00 a.m., on Danbury St. SW between Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SW and South Capitol St. SE.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) yesterday introduced the Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2018 to help provide financial relief for federal employees who have a short-term injury or disability, become pregnant, or develop a pregnancy-related illness.