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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that her Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act, which would revoke the independent real estate leasing authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will be marked up by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure tomorrow, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. The markup will be livestreamed on the committee’s website.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act, which would provide federal funds to create local task forces that bring police, the community and public officials together to identify best policing practices and other ways to strengthen relations between the community and police. The funds would encourage states and localities to implement then-President Obama’s “Task Force on 21st Century Policing” report.

WASHINGTON, D.C.––Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board expressing concern that her constituents are having difficulty accessing their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts. The new TSP online system has forced many participants to change passwords and other account information, often requiring waiting for a security code to be delivered by mail, which delays account access for weeks. In addition, constituents have said they attempted to call the TSP “ThriftLine” for help, only to be put on hold for hours and disconnected.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the Committee on Oversight and Reform (COR) will mark up her District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act, which would permit the Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia to transmit legislation to Congress for the review period in the form of the Chair’s choosing, including electronic form. The markup will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The markup will be livestreamed on COR’s website.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will introduce a bill to combat mail theft by clarifying the authority of U.S. Postal Police Officers (PPOs) to protect mail, U.S. Postal Service (USPS) property, and USPS employees. “Mail theft, particularly of checks, which is especially problematic, has been increasing in the District of Columbia and throughout the country recently,” Norton said. “One of the most effective ways we can protect mail, postal property, and postal employees is to clarify the authority of U.S. Postal Police Officers (PPOs). My bill would make it clear that PPOs have the authority to protect mail, postal property, and postal employees wherever they are located.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated House passage of her provisions authorizing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct studies on a secondary drinking water source and additional drinking water storage capability for the District of Columbia, swimming in the Potomac and Anacostia rivers in D.C., and flooding in the Federal Triangle area of D.C. The provisions were included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the Veterans Legal Support Act, which would allow the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide funding to law school clinical programs that provide pro bono legal services to veterans, including assistance with disability claims and foreclosures. There are at least 22 law schools that have clinics devoted to veterans’ legal needs, including the William & Mary Law School Veterans Benefits Clinic, which serves as a national model for this idea and was the first recipient of a “best practice” certification from the VA. There are many other law schools, such as the University of the District of Columbia’s David A. Clarke School of Law, that are interested in starting their own VA-certified clinics.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will highlight Republican efforts to overturn the District of Columbia’s gun violence prevention laws at tomorrow’s Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on the nation’s gun violence epidemic. Without statehood, a future Republican Congress could overturn D.C.’s gun violence prevention laws. In previous Congresses, Republicans have introduced legislation to eliminate D.C.’s gun violence prevention laws, including its ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and its universal background checks.