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February 9, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that the second impeachment trial of former President Trump, which starts today, underscores the need for District of Columbia statehood, which would give the District the right to vote on impeachment and conviction in impeachment proceedings.
February 8, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter to Chief Judge Anita M. Josey-Herring of the D.C. Superior Court asking for an increase in the court’s eviction filing fee and for the court to open a public comment period on the fee, the court last week announced a public comment period on the fee that will last until April 12, 2021. In Norton’s letter, she cited a study finding that the current $15 filing fee for evictions is $91 below the national median.
February 8, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that she’s pleased to continue to serve on the Committee on Oversight and Reform in the 117th Congress, particularly on the Subcommittee on Government Operations, which has jurisdiction over D.C.’s large number of federal employees, and the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
February 8, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she will introduce legislation to prohibit the installation of new permanent fencing at the U.S. Capitol complex. Norton has strongly opposed efforts to build permanent structures separating the Capitol complex from the rest of the nation’s capital in the wake of the January 6 attack.
February 4, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Norton’s Federal Law Enforcement Nominating Commission (Commission) is accepting applications for an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Emmet Sullivan, whom Norton recommended to President Clinton, will take senior status on April 3, 2021, creating a vacancy.
February 4, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she will host a virtual town hall on the impact of the U.S. Capitol attack on D.C. residents, public spaces, and security on Thursday, February 11 at 6:00 p.m. All D.C. residents are invited to attend. D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) and representatives from the U.S. Capitol Police also will speak and answer questions from attendees. Anyone interested in attending should RSVP by emailing NortonEvents@mail.house.gov.
February 4, 2021
Congresswoman Norton’s Federal Law Enforcement Nominating Commission is accepting applications for an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
February 3, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) was elected by her fellow Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to return as the chair of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, the largest and most important of the Committee’s subcommittees. Norton has focused her congressional committee work on transportation and infrastructure, most recently as a primary architect of the Moving Forward Act. The subcommittee’s jurisdiction over transit, including the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rail and bus systems, is of particular importance to the District of Columbia and the national capital region.
February 3, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the statement below upon learning of the death of Cicely Tyson, the actress known for her portrayals of strong Black women.
February 3, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, four weeks after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act, which would establish a national commission of experts from a broad spectrum of disciplines to investigate how to maintain our democratic traditions of openness and access while responding adequately to the security threats posed by terrorism. The bill authorizes a 21-member commission, with the president designating nine members and the House and Senate leadership each designating six members, to investigate the balance between openness and security. Members of the commission must come from diverse fields, including security, architecture, technology, sociology, psychology, military, city planning, business, engineering and history. Norton began working on the bill after Pennsylvania Avenue was closed and ugly security barriers first began to emerge in the District of Columbia following the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. The events of 9/11 and the attack on the Capitol have made this bill even more urgent.