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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D (D-NY), along with four original cosponsors, introduced a resolution calling on the Senate to ratify the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The Convention establishes an agenda for national action to end discrimination against women and ensure the advancement of women in political, social, economic and cultural fields through legislative action and legal protections. It was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979 and signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, but has never been brought before the full Senate for a vote.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Upon learning that President Biden today vetoed the disapproval resolution that would have overturned D.C.’s policing reform law, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said the veto represents a historic victory for D.C. home rule. This is the first time a president has ever vetoed a disapproval resolution on D.C. legislation passed under the D.C. Home Rule Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a resolution in advance of Memorial Day recognizing District of Columbia servicemembers and veterans. The resolution calls for statehood for the District to ensure these servicemembers and veterans – and all District residents – enjoy the full rights of American democracy. D.C. residents have served in every war since the Revolutionary War, all without the full and equal rights that can come only with statehood.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on Senator Tom Carper’s (D-DE) retirement announcement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the District of Columbia Transportation Funding Equality Act, which would make D.C. eligible for three federal programs that support the development and revitalization of public transportation systems in the same manner that states are currently eligible. The bill would also make D.C. eligible for a program to support the replacement and removal of infrastructure that damages the ecosystems of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her resolution calling on the Supreme Court to subject itself to the ethics code that applies to all other federal judges. The Code of Conduct for United States Judges, adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, an administrative arm of the federal judiciary chaired by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, provides standards for recusals for avoiding various ethics matters that arise in the administration of justice. The Code, however, does not apply to Supreme Court Justices, who have unreviewable authority to determine whether conflicts of interest would undermine their ability to hear and decide a case fairly and without the appearance of bias. The resolution aims to further public integrity and bolster confidence in an institution that in recent years has been criticized concerning issues related to conflicts of interest and whose members have been subject to demands for recusal from cases.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said the disapproval resolution the Senate passed today on D.C.’s policing reform law would have no legal effect, even if enacted.