Eleanor Norton

Eleanor Norton

DemocratFederal (U.S. Congress) — District HD-DC

Biography

Eleanor Norton is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the District of Columbia. She sponsors legislation covering civil rights history, veterans' benefits, cybersecurity, voting access, and local DC governance. Her recent bills address workplace protections, national service programs, and Capitol security.

Legislative focus

Norton's sponsored bills concentrate on expanding voting access and civil rights protections, including efforts to help incarcerated people vote and recognizing historical civil rights figures. She also introduces bills on veterans' benefits expansion and workplace discrimination prevention. Additionally, her legislation addresses DC-specific concerns like Capitol fencing and local governance.

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Sponsored bills

Authored bills are ones this legislator introduced; co-sponsored bills are ones they signed on to support.

HR1571Expressing support for the designation of September 23, 2026, as "Mary Church Terrell Day", and calling on Congress to recognize Mary Church Terrell's lasting contributions to the civil rights and women's rights movements.HB10396No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex ActHB9104Rock Creek National Park Act of 2026HR1518Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month.HB10172To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes.HR1502Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "Peace Month" and calling on Congress to take action to promote peace.HR1485Expressing support for the designation of August 22, 2026, as "Chuck Brown Day", and honoring Chuck Brown's contributions to music and to the District of Columbia.HR1480Honoring the lives, work, and sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., the 2 United States Postal Service employees who died as a result of their contact with anthrax while working at the United States Postal facility located at 900 Brentwood Road NE, Washington, DC, during the anthrax attack in the fall of 2001; United States Postal Service employees, who have continued to work diligently in service to the people of the United States notwithstanding the anthrax attack; as well as the other 3 Americans who died and the 17 who became ill in the attack.

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