Newsletter: Thursday December 18, 2025
Norton Statement on House Committee on Natural Resources Passage of the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a statement after the House Committee on Natural Resources passed the anti-D.C. bill, the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act (H.R. 5103), which would undermine D.C.’s autonomy by codifying parts of President Trump’s executive order of the same name into law, including creating a so-called “District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission.” |
Norton, Booker Reintroduce Legislation to Safeguard Marijuana Rights in Federally Assisted Housing |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act to permit the use of marijuana in federally assisted housing, including public housing and Section 8 housing, in compliance with the marijuana laws of the state (including the District of Columbia) where the property is located. |
Norton Introduces Bill to Designate D.C. Neighborhoods in Need of Investment as Empowerment Zones |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced a bill that would add the District of Columbia to the national empowerment zone program to provide federal tax incentives for businesses to invest in low-income areas in the District. This bill would effectively restore many of the federal tax incentives for investment in low-income D.C. |