Press Releases
Dec 17, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter to Chief Judge Anita M. Josey-Herring of the D.C. Superior Court supporting an increase in the filing fee for evictions to reduce the number of eviction filings by landlords trying to collect small amounts of rent owed and asking the court to solicit feedback by parties affected by the fee, especially tenant representatives, as part of a rulemaking process on this matter. Norton cited a study that showed D.C.’s eviction filing fee to be the lowest among all cities in the study and $91 below the median. The court agreed to solicit public comment on the fee.
Dec 15, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has introduced a bill to allow state and local governments to impose a sales tax on purchases at gift shops on federal property.
“At a time when local economies are struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic, this bill will generate vital tax revenue. It will particularly help D.C., which hosts many federal gift shops but doesn’t currently receive tax revenue from sales at these shops,” Norton said.
Dec 10, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter this week to Margaret Everson, Acting Director of the National Park Service (NPS), asking that more resources be devoted to keep NPS parkland east of the Anacostia River welcoming, accessible and clean. Norton argued that accessible outdoor space is even more important during a pandemic, when being outside is often safer than being indoors. Norton was instrumental in helping to enact the Great American Outdoors Act, which will provide funding for NPS to address deferred maintenance, and in her letter, Norton urged NPS to use some of this funding for parkland east of the river.
Dec 10, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated House passage today of the Long Bridge Act of 2020, which would authorize the National Park Service to transfer land necessary for the Long Bridge Project to the District of Columbia and Virginia. The project will create a new rail bridge and a new bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Potomac River connecting D.C. and Virginia. Norton worked on the bill with sponsor Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) and other members of the Virginia and Maryland delegations.
Dec 9, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter today to Margaret Everson, Acting Director of the National Park Service (NPS), expressing concern about the safety of employees who continue to work at NPS properties during the coronavirus crisis, which is at its highest level yet in the National Capital Region.
Dec 9, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the author of the Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2006, which transferred 67 acres of federal land (Reservation 13) in Hill East to the District of Columbia, said today she is “delighted that the city has reached a major milestone in the development of this land with the announcement of the Request for Proposals” for almost 500,000 square feet of land area for mixed-used development, with a focus on affordable housing. The land is located near RFK Stadium.
Dec 9, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser released statements today advocating for full and fair funding for the District in the next coronavirus bill. The CARES Act, passed in March, deprived the District of $755 million in fiscal relief that would have gone toward helping D.C. residents and businesses recover from the dual economic and health crises presented by the coronavirus. The next coronavirus bill must include these funds and treat D.C. the same as the states, as legislation usually does for purposes of federal funding.
Dec 9, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded House passage last week of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act). Norton is an original cosponsor of the MORE Act. The bill decriminalizes marijuana at the federal level, expunges marijuana convictions, and invests in local communities. It imposes a tax on marijuana sales and opens the door to commercialization of recreational marijuana in D.C.
Dec 8, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— As the possibility of a federal government shutdown looms this week, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today assured District of Columbia residents that a provision she gets included in each District of Columbia Appropriations bill will keep the D.C. government open if the federal government shuts down this Saturday, when the current fiscal year (FY) 2021 short-term continuing resolution (CR) expires.
Dec 8, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) heralded House passage today of the final Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA), the major water infrastructure bill. This bill includes a provision that would help accelerate the cleanup of harmful sediments in and around the federal navigation channel in the Anacostia River. This provision changes the parameters, depth and coordinates of the federal navigation channel. The Congresswoman’s provision supports the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment’s (DOEE) plan to remediate the Anacostia River, a priority for Norton, by either dredging or capping toxic sediment to make the river safe for wildlife and District residents. This plan is called the Anacostia River Sediment Project.
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