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April 19, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that her bill prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes and vaping devices for smoking on airplanes was included in the bill passed today by the Senate to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

April 19, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) learned today that District of Columbia resident Adam Eidinger will not be retried after being arrested for unlawful entry at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) markup of a bill to overturn a D.C. anti-discrimination law.

April 19, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a “Norton in Your Neighborhood” community conversation with the Eastland Gardens Civic Association tonight, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., at Zion Baptist Church (1234 Kenilworth Ave. NE).

April 18, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement in support of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, including the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program, as oral arguments took place today before the U.S.


April 15, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will march in the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade tomorrow, Saturday, April 16, 2016, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the intersection of 7th St. NW and Constitution Ave. NW.

April 15, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will be the grand marshal as she walks in the annual District of Columbia Emancipation Day Parade tomorrow, April 16, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., beginning at One Judiciary Square (441 4th St. NW).

April 15, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the Congresswoman’s statement on District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposal today to have an updated vote on D.C. statehood on the ballot this November.

April 14, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s (D-DC) work for women’s rights will take her to New York City on Thursday, April 14, 2016, and on Friday, April 15, 2016.

April 14, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will present one of the National Action Network’s (NAN) “Keeper of the Dream” awards, an honor given every April by NAN to mark the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death, to Gloria Steinem as part of NAN’s annual national convention tonight, Thursday, April 14, 2016, at the Sheraton New York Times Square (811 7th Ave. New York, NY).

April 14, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released an advance copy of her prepared opening statement ahead of a House Oversight and Government Committee (OGR) markup of a bill to reauthorize the District of Columbia private school voucher program today, Thursday, April 14, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.