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WASHINGTON, D.C. —In response to the troubling increase in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities in recent years, Reps. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), are asking the Government Accountability Office to investigate trends and causes of accidents involving pedestrians and bicycles and to make recommendations about improving safety.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that, with the confirmation last night of the last pending District of Columbia federal district court judge she has recommended to President Obama, Amit Mehta, all ten of Norton's district court judge recommendations to President Obama have been confirmed by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) requesting that the House rules for the 114th Congress permit the District of Columbia delegate to vote on the House floor in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Both the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United Planning Organization Inspire Foundation, in conjunction with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), will host the 25th Annual Capitol Hill Holiday Party for underprivileged children in the District of Columbia at the Capitol on Wednesday, December 17, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the final fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), now heading to President Obama's desk for his signature, protects the District of Columbia from further federal interference at the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and the D.C. War Memorial, as she requested.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After 16 years of work, a bill to form a commission on the creation of a National Women's History Museum (H.R. 863/S. 398) will soon become law. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) hailed the achievement as a major victory for women.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Since discussing an alternative interpretation of the anti-home-rule marijuana rider in the fical year 2015 omnibus spending bill, the Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has received inquiries on the legal basis for implementing the District of Columbia's voter-passed marijuana legalization intiative.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Norton will speak about the 40th anniversary of the Home Rule Act and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and be honored at a ceremony by the Steering Committee of the District of Columbia Bar's D.C. Affairs Section tonight, Thursday, December 11, at 6:45 p.m.
District of Columbia voters passed the most restrictive marijuana reform law in the country, allowing possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use only. Four states have passed marijuana legalization laws.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Although the House Rules Committee rejected, as expected, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's (D-DC) amendments to strike the anti-home-rule D.C. marijuana and abortion riders from the fiscal year 2015 omnibus spending bill this evening, she said she accomplished her primary purpose of putting on the record the alternative interpretation of the marijuana rider.