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Norton Introduces ‘Mary Church Terrell Day’ Resolution, Honoring the Life of Civil Rights and Women's Rights Activist

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a resolution supporting the designation of September 23, 2026, as "Mary Church Terrell Day," recognizing Mary Church Terrell's lasting ...
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Norton, Van Hollen, Wicker Introduce No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced the No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act, ...
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Norton, Van Hollen Introduce No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act, which would prohibit the ...
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Norton Introduces Bill to Expand AmeriCorps, Reduce Youth Unemployment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill today to help reduce the number of unemployed young Americans by expanding AmeriCorps by 500,000 members to allow ...
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Norton Introduces Bill to Strengthen Workplace Protections for Legislative Branch Employees

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the Congress Leads by Example Act, which would subject Congress and the rest of the legislative branch to workplace laws that ...
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Norton Releases Remarks Ahead of Shadow Hearing on President Trump’s Destruction of Monuments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks, as prepared for delivery, before today’s House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Democrats shadow hearing on ...
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Norton, Pingree Introduce Bill to Require Federal Bureau of Prisons to Provide Eligible Incarcerated Individuals Information on Voting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced a bill today to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide incarcerated ...
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Norton Announces She’ll Introduce a Bill to Prohibit New Fencing at the White House

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After reports that the Trump Administration plans to erect new fences at the ends of Pennsylvania Avenue NW outside the White House, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) ...
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Norton Introduces Bill to Prohibit Permanent Fencing at Lafayette Square

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill to prohibit permanent fencing at Lafayette Square Park. She became concerned after reading recent reporting indicating ...
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Norton Files Pro-D.C. Amendments to National Defense Authorization Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) filed several D.C.-related amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) at the Rules Committee, ...
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Norton Introduces Bill to Ensure Public Access to Public Buildings and Grounds

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act to establish a national commission of experts from a broad ...
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Norton, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Reduce Vacancies in D.C. Courts

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today introduced the District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act, which would allow nominees to ...