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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today highlighted the Biden Administration’s Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) opposing the disapproval resolution that would, if enacted, nullify D.C.’s policing reform legislation. The House is expected to vote on the resolution this week. Norton said the resolution, and the enactment of the previous disapproval resolution that nullified D.C.’s revised criminal code, draw attention to the need for the only permanent protection for D.C. residents’ right to autonomy and local control over local affairs: enactment of her D.C. statehood bill.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), co-chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus and a member of the Subcommittee on Aviation, introduced a bill last Thursday that would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to submit a report and recommendations to Congress on how to reduce helicopter noise in the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked President Biden for the commitment from the White House to veto the congressional disapproval resolution that would, if enacted, nullify D.C.’s Justice and Policing Reform Act. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability voted to report out the disapproval resolution yesterday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from yesterday’s press conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Steven Horsford (D-NV) to show opposition to the disapproval resolution reported out of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability (COA) yesterday. If enacted, the disapproval resolution would nullify D.C.’s Justice and Policing Reform Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After the Republican Committee on Oversight and Accountability (COA) reported out a disapproval resolution that, if enacted, would overturn local D.C policing reform legislation, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) vowed to do everything in her power to protect the District’s autonomy and defeat the resolution.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned Republicans their scheduled Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on local D.C. government and markup of a disapproval resolution to nullify D.C.’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act, saying that the Republican focus on meddling in local D.C. affairs is undemocratic and paternalistic. The hearing is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 29th at 10:00 a.m. and the markup is scheduled for Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill today to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide information to the District of Columbia government on individuals convicted of D.C. Code felonies to help ensure that D.C. has services ready for these individuals when they return home from BOP. This bill is necessary because BOP houses D.C. residents convicted of D.C. Code felonies, and BOP contends that federal privacy laws prohibit it from sharing information on such individuals with D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) highlighted recent Data for Progress polling showing a plurality of voters, 46%, believe that President Biden should respect D.C.’s autonomy and right to self-governance by vetoing the disapproval resolution passed by Congress to overturn D.C.’s revised criminal code. The House passed the disapproval resolution on February 9th and the Senate passed it on March 8th.