Newsletter: Friday August 22, 2025
Norton, Ranking Member Raskin, Ranking Member Garcia, Sen. Van Hollen Announce Introduction of Legislation Terminating Trump’s Unprecedented Federalization of MPD |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced introduction of a joint resolution terminating President Donald Trump’s unprecedented federalization of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C., pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973. |
Norton Introduces Resolution Designating August 22nd as ‘Chuck Brown Day’ |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Chuck Brown's birthday, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a resolution designating August 22, as "Chuck Brown Day" in the District of Columbia and across the nation in honor of his contributions as the "Godfather of Go-Go." |
Norton Introduces Equal Treatment of the District of Columbia Under the Rural Health Transformation Program Act of 2025 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill which would make D.C. eligible for funding under the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (Program) established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Senate Republicans, who created the program, made only the 50 states eligible, likely depriving the District of hundreds of millions of dollars in funding. Although the Program’s title references rural health, the law permits use of funding from the Program for health care services, providers and technology outside of rural areas. |
Norton, Beyer to Introduce Bill to Require Federal Police Officers Use Body and Dashboard Cameras When Congress Returns in September |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After videos circulated online of federal police officers using excessive force to make arrests as part of President Trump’s unnecessary and inflammatory surge of law enforcement in D.C., Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) announced that they’ll reintroduce their bill to require all federal police officers, including those from Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Park Police, to wear body cameras and use dashboard cameras in marked vehicles when Congress returns in September. |
Norton Applauds D.C. Lawsuit Against Trump Administration, Highlights D.C. Leadership’s United Resistance Against Unprecedented Attacks on Home Rule |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After D.C. sued the Trump Administration over its unlawful federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded the District’s assertion of its own rights in the court system and highlighted the united resistance D.C. is mounting against the Trump Administration’s unlawful and unprecedented attacks on home rule. |