Eleanor Norton

Bio

Eleanor Norton is a Democrat U.S. Representative from District of Columbia (at large), serving since 1991. Born in 1937. Has sponsored 1,148 bills and cosponsored 17,659 over their time in Congress.

Official site

norton.house.gov ↗

Washington office

2136 Rayburn House Office Building · (202) 225-8050

In Congress since

1991

Voting record (119th Congress)

"With their party": votes where they voted the same way as most of their party, among the votes where they voted yes or no. Every vote →

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Recent votes

Committees

• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Bills they sponsored recently

• H.Res. 1571: Expressing 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. (Sep 21, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.)
• H.R. 10396: No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act (Sep 15, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.)
• H.Res. 1518: Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (Sep 8, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.)
• H.Res. 1502: Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "Peace Month" and calling on Congress to take action to promote peace. (Aug 31, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.)
• H.R. 10172: To 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. (Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.)
• H.Res. 1485: Expressing 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. (Aug 20, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.)
• H.Res. 1480: Honoring 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. (Aug 10, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.)
• H.R. 10062: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act (Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on…)
• H.R. 10035: Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2026 (Aug 3, 2026 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E775))
• H.R. 10034: RECOVER PII Act (Aug 3, 2026 · Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the…)

1,148 sponsored and 17,659 cosponsored in all. Congress.gov ↗