Eleanor Norton
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Eleanor Holmes Norton is an American politician, lawyer, and human rights activist. Norton is a congressional delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she has represented the District of Columbia since 1991 as a member of the Democratic Party. She is serving her eighteenth term in the United States House of Representatives. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialEleanor Norton holds the office of U.S. Representative from District of Columbiaprofile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
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- VerifiedPublic statement: Norton Announces She’ll Introduce a Bill to Prohibit New Fencing at the White House
- VerifiedPublic statement: Norton Introduces Bill to Prohibit Permanent Fencing at Lafayette Square
- VerifiedPublic statement: Norton Introduces Bill to Preserve D.C. Region Civil War Defenses
- VerifiedPublic statement: Norton Says 250 Years of Taxation Without Representation for D.C. Residents is Enough
- VerifiedPublic statement: Norton to Introduce Bill to Prohibit Permanent Fencing at Lafayette Square
- VerifiedSponsored: Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act
- VerifiedSponsored: No Fencing at Lafayette Square Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: District of Columbia Courts Judicial Vacancy Reduction Act
- VerifiedSponsored: National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Rock Creek National Park Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: No Fencing at the United States Supreme Court Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Recognizing on Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government through statehood for active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families who are residents of the District of Columbia.
- VerifiedSponsored: Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2026
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Bills & Legislative Work
2026-07-06: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-07-06: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-06-29: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-06-22: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-06-08: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-06-02: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-05-26: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026-05-19: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2026-05-11: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Statements & Newsroom
evo-breadcrumb"> Home Media Press Releases July 10, 2026 Press Release 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) announced she will introduce a bill to prohibit new fencing from being installed at the White House, including Lafayette Square, the Eisenhower and Treasury Buildings, and the Ellipse. Norton Introduces Bill to Prohibit Permanent Fen
o Prohibit New Fencing at the White House July 10, 2026 Press Release 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) announced she will introduce a bill to prohibit new fencing from being installed at the White House, including Lafayette Square, the Eisenhower and Treasury Buildings, and the Ellipse. July 9, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Con
manent-fencing-lafayette-square">Norton Introduces Bill to Prohibit Permanent Fencing at Lafayette Square July 9, 2026 Press Release 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 that the Trump Administration plans to install permanent fencing around the park located in front of the White House. July 8, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Con
t-bold"> Norton Introduces Bill to Preserve D.C. Region Civil War Defenses July 8, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill to recognize and preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington, located in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, by redesignating them as a national historic park. July 4, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that, as the nation today celebrates its milest
ents-enough">Norton Says 250 Years of Taxation Without Representation for D.C. Residents is Enough July 4, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that, as the nation today celebrates its milestone 250th anniversary of declaring independence from Great Britain in part because of taxation without representation, Congress must take the nation's founding slogan to heart and pass her D.C. statehood bill. July 1, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Aft