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April 26, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced the community project funding requests that she submitted for the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills. Members were allowed to submit up to 10 requests. Norton received a total of 80 requests and submitted 10. Norton said she regrets that she could not submit many worthy requests.
The House Appropriations Committee established very narrow eligibility criteria for the projects, and unfortunately, many of the proposals Norton received did not meet the criteria. Norton will learn which requests, if any, may receive funding when the committee releases the appropriations bills. For a project to receive funding, the funding must be included in the version of the appropriations bill that is passed by the House and Senate and signed into law.
April 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the House is voting on Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's D.C. statehood bill, H.R. 51, paving the way to finally receive voting representation in Congress for the residents of the nation's capital. With 216 cosponsors, the bill is virtually assured House passage, which will mark the second time in history a chamber has passed the D.C. statehood bill. The first was when the House passed the bill last year.
April 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated House passage today of her District of Columbia statehood bill (H.R. 51). The bill passed by a vote of 216-208. The bill had 216 cosponsors, virtually guaranteeing passage. This was only the second time a chamber of Congress had ever passed the D.C. statehood bill. The first was when the House passed the bill last June.
April 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow, the House will debate and vote on Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's (D-DC) District of Columbia statehood bill (H.R. 51), paving the way for D.C. residents to finally receive voting representation in Congress and full local self-government. With 216 cosponsors, the bill is virtually assured House passage, which will mark the second time in history a chamber has passed the D.C. statehood bill. The first was when the House passed the bill last year.
April 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from today’s press conference ahead of tomorrow’s historic House vote on her District of Columbia statehood bill (H.R. 51). Norton joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), and Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) at the press conference. With 216 cosponsors, the bill is virtually assured House passage tomorrow, which will mark the second time in history a chamber has passed the D.C. statehood bill. The first was when the House passed the bill last year.
April 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) spoke on the House floor today during the debate on the rule that will govern Thursday’s House floor debate on her D.C. statehood bill (H.R. 51). The bill has 216 cosponsors, virtually guaranteeing House passage on Thursday. This will be only the second time a chamber of Congress has passed the D.C. statehood bill. Last year, the House passed the bill for the first time.
April 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) testified this morning at the House Rules Committee hearing on her D.C. statehood bill today on behalf of House Democrats. Immediately after the hearing, the committee will vote on a rule that will govern consideration of the bill when it comes to the House floor later this week. The general public can watch the hearing live at rules.house.gov.
April 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked the Biden administration for issuing today a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) strongly supporting her District of Columbia statehood bill (H.R. 51). President Biden has long supported D.C. statehood, but the SAP is the administration’s formal position on H.R. 51. The House will vote on H.R. 51 on Thursday, when it is expected to pass.
April 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the report released this week by the Army finding that the District of Columbia National Guard had a “lack of understanding” about the “employment and command” of the helicopters used to disperse protesters in the District last June after the death of George Floyd is the latest evidence that the District needs control over the D.C. National Guard.
April 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will testify on Tuesday on behalf of House Democrats at the Committee on Rules hearing on her District of Columbia statehood bill (H.R. 51). Members of Congress will be the only witnesses at the hearing. Immediately after the hearing, the committee will vote on a rule that will govern consideration of the bill on the House floor next week. The hearing, which will consider three bills, including H.R. 51, will begin at 9:30 a.m. and can be watched at rules.house.gov.