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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that a provision requiring the armed services to display the D.C. and territorial flags whenever the flags of the 50 states are displayed passed the Senate today as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 Conference Report. The House passed the conference report on Thursday, and now goes to the President.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that a provision requiring the armed services to display the D.C. and territorial flags whenever the flags of the 50 states are displayed was included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 Conference Report, which passed the House today. The Senate is expected to approve the House-passed conference report on Friday. Earlier this year, Norton did an investigation after learning from D.C. resident Tomi Rucker, an investigator with the D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) met one of her most important goals of the 112^th Congress with the introduction of D.C. statehood legislation, the New Columbia Admission Act, in the Senate today. The Senate bill is the companion to Norton's New Columbia Admission Act (H.R. 265). The bill was introduced by Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), chair of the committee with jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, and was co-sponsored by Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a 137^th birthday celebration for the late, noted historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) read a letter she sent today to President Barack Obama, calling on him to hold the appropriate officials accountable for developing a strategy and timeline to complete the Carter G. Woodson National Historic Site in the District of Columbia, and that he give the project the high priority it deserves in his fiscal year 2014 National Park Service (NPS) budget.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After a 21-year fight, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) went to the House floor today to speak for her District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act and her more recent Hatch Act National Capital Region Parity Act as D.C. gained full equality under the Hatch Act. Norton got her bills included in the Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 (S. 2170), which passed the House today, and now goes to the president for his signature.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) is close to victory in her fight for respect for the D.C. flag and residents who sacrifice for our country. Late yesterday, the conference committee on the fiscal year 2013 Defense Authorization bill agreed to the House-passed provision requiring the armed services to display the D.C. and territorial flags whenever the flags of the 50 states are displayed. The conference report is expected to be approved by both chambers this week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on the passing of Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI):