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Norton Pledges to Defeat Wicker Bill Permanently Banning D.C. From Spending Local Funds on Abortions
February 2, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned a bill introduced by Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) that would permanently prohibit the District of Columbia from spending its local funds that have been approved by Congress on abortions for low-income women. The bill also would permanently prohibit federal funding for abortions, prohibit D.C. and federal government employees from providing abortions, prohibit abortions in D.C. and federal government facilities, and define the D.C. government as part of the federal government for purposes of abortions. Wicker has previously introduced the bill, but it has never passed.
January 30, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a statement calling on the U.S. Capitol Police to allow sledding at the Capitol tomorrow and next week in anticipation of a snowstorm.
January 29, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that she will do everything in her power to prevent permanent fencing, walls or structures around the U.S. Capitol complex or in the District of Columbia. Norton today sent a letter to the Capitol Police Board opposing the recommendation of Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman for permanent fencing at the Capitol complex. In her letter, Norton called permanent fencing “security theater—it would make the Capitol ‘look’ safe but mask the lack of state-of-the-art security measures that could actually prevent attacks in the future.”
January 28, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter today urging the U.S. Capitol Police to share the alerts sent to congressional employees about police activity on and threats to the Capitol complex with members of the surrounding community. If sharing those alerts raises security or technological concerns, Norton urged the Capitol Police to create an alternative mechanism for sharing such information with the surrounding community.
January 28, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reintroduced legislation to give the District of Columbia the authority to make parole and supervised release determinations for D.C. Code felons. Currently, the U.S. Parole Commission (Commission) makes these determinations for D.C. Code felons. The Commission’s authorization expires on October 31, 2022, and D.C.’s authority to make such determinations would begin on November 1, 2022.
January 27, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) for introducing today the Senate companion to Norton’s District of Columbia statehood bill, which she introduced at the beginning of the 117th Congress with a record 202 original cosponsors. Carper introduced the bill with a record number of original cosponsors.
January 26, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced details of the public meeting with the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on the proposed rule to restrict public access to the Washington Channel. The meeting will occur Wednesday, January 27, at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. It will be open to the public, and residents interested in participating should RSVP by emailing NortonEvents@mail.house.gov.
January 26, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the upcoming Senate trial of former President Trump for inciting insurrection underscores the need for District of Columbia statehood, which would give the District two senators to consider Trump’s conduct.
January 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Anthony Brown (D-MD), and David Trone (D-MD) today announced that they would introduce legislation to implement the recommendation from the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recently released report on helicopter noise in the National Capital Region (NCR). In January 2019, the Members wrote GAO requesting it conduct a study of helicopter noise in the NCR. GAO announced in June 2019 that it would conduct the study.
January 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reintroduced her District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act, which would eliminate the congressional review period for bills passed by the D.C. Council, enabling local D.C. bills to take effect immediately. Norton’s bill is part of her “Free and Equal D.C.” series, a set of bills she is introducing as part of her strategy to give the District expanded home rule and equality while simultaneously pursuing statehood. This month, Norton reintroduced her D.C. statehood bill, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51), with a record number of original cosponsors (202), and it now has 207 cosponsors.