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March 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on Equal Pay Day, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the first woman to chair the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, introduced three bills to help close the pay gap for women and minorities. Equal Pay Day marks the number of additional days women must work to earn what men earned the prior year. Norton's Pay Equity for All Act would prohibit employers from asking job applicants for their salary history before making a job or salary offer. Norton's Fair Pay Act would require that if men and women are doing comparable work, they must be paid comparable wages. Norton's Salary Transparency Act would require employers to provide the salary range for jobs in advertisements and interviews and to existing employees.
March 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that President Biden's fiscal year 2024 budget includes several significant victories for the District of Columbia that she requested.
March 9, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the Senate voted to pass the disapproval resolution to overturn the local D.C. Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement:
March 8, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) spoke at a “Hands Off D.C.” rally today, emphasizing that the federal government should leave local D.C. laws to D.C. residents and D.C.’s own duly-elected public officials. The Senate is expected to vote on a disapproval resolution that would nullify local D.C.’s Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA) today.
March 8, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill to establish an inspector general for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), which manages the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a retirement plan available to federal employees and members of the armed services.
March 3, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a virtual town hall meeting open to all District of Columbia residents with representatives from the National Park Service (NPS), National Zoo (Zoo), and District Department of Transportation (DDOT) on Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. The event will be open to the public and to members of the media and will provide a forum for questions, comments and concerns about federal parks in D.C., the Zoo’s timed entry pass policy, and Zoo Loop Trail.
March 2, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement upon learning that President Biden told Senate Democrats that he will not veto the disapproval resolution that would nullify the local D.C. Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA) and that the president tweeted he will sign the disapproval resolution if it comes to his desk. If enacted, it will be the first time a disapproval resolution has nullified a local D.C. law since 1990.
March 2, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced the process for applying to her office for Community Project Funding, formerly known as earmarks, for fiscal year 2024. For a Community Project Funding request to be considered, eligible entities must submit an application by 5:00 p.m. on March 15, 2023, to NortonCommunityProjectFunding@mail.house.gov. Only non-profits and governments are eligible and the subcommittees’ requirements can be found here. Late or incomplete applications, including applications that do not provide the information required by the relevant subcommittee, will not be considered.
Norton Introduces Bill Requiring Helicopters to Fly at Maximum Permissible Altitude in D.C. Airspace
February 28, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the co-chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus and a member of the Subcommittee on Aviation, today introduced a bill to require helicopters in District of Columbia airspace to fly at the maximum altitude permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with limited exceptions. The exceptions would include active law enforcement investigations, transporting the president and vice president, and safety.
February 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked the 100+ organizations that signed a letter to Senate leadership opposing the two disapproval resolutions that would overturn two local D.C. pieces of legislation.