Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

Representing the District of Columbia

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‘Norton in Your Neighborhood’ with Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center, Tomorrow

Feb 20, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a “Norton in Your Neighborhood” conversation with the Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center tomorrow, February 20th, at 10:00 a.m.

Norton to Appear on PBS ‘To The Contrary’

Feb 20, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) can be seen on this week’s airing of the national PBS series “To The Contrary,” locally here on Friday at 5:30 p.m. on WETA; Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on WHUT; and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on WETA.

Norton to Launch New Resource Program for D.C. Nonprofit Organizations, Tomorrow

Feb 18, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will launch a new Nonprofit Resources Program for District of Columbia nonprofits at an information session tomorrow, February 19th, at 11:30 a.m. at One Judiciary Square.

Norton Introduces Bill to Allow D.C. Courts, Public Defender Service to Offer Buyouts to Employees

Feb 18, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a bill to provide the District of Columbia Courts and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia with the same authority that federal courts and federal agencies have to offer voluntary separation incentive payments, or buyouts, to their employees.

‘Norton in Your Neighborhood’ with Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center, Today

Feb 18, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a “Norton in Your Neighborhood” conversation with the Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center today, February 18th, at 1:00 p.m.

Norton to Appear on PBS ‘To The Contrary’

Feb 14, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) can be seen on this week’s airing of the national PBS series “To The Contrary,” locally here on Friday at 5:30 p.m. on WETA; Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on WHUT; and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on WETA.

Norton Introduces Bill to Allow the National Children’s Museum to Remain in the Ronald Reagan Building Rent Free

Feb 13, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the National Children’s Museum Act today, which would require the General Services Administration (GSA) to enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Children’s Museum to allow the Museum to remain in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, a federally owned building, without charge.

Norton Introduces Bill to Increase Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations

Feb 13, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2020 this week, which would require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to make publicly available the forms organizations that self-declare under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) file with the IRS.

Norton’s Bill Allowing the President to Order Nation’s Flag at Half-Staff Upon Death of a D.C. Mayor Passes in Judiciary Committee

Feb 12, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that her bill to add the Mayor of the District of Columbia to the list of principals for whom the president can order the nation’s flag be flown at half-staff passed the House Judiciary Committee today.

Norton to Speak on D.C. Statehood Panel Following Historic Passage of Her Bill in House Oversight Committee, Thursday

Feb 12, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak on a D.C. statehood panel sponsored by the D.C. Bar Association this Thursday, February 13th, at 12:00 p.m, two days after her D.C. statehood bill was voted out of Committee.