U.S. Representative

Eleanor Holmes Norton

2136 Rayburn House Office Building (202) 225-8050 Official site

Bills introduced
954

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
17

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
14,986

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
2,141

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
2,190

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Committee seats
7

Held now, including subcommittees

954 bills introduced

Across 13 Congresses, most in the 117th at 132. In the 119th, 114 — 88 more than the median representative, who filed 26. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 119th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Delegate from the District of Columbia. Born in Washington, D. C. , June 13, 1937. Graduated from Dunbar High School, Washington, D. C. B. A. , Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1960. M. A. , Yale University, New Haven, Conn. , 1963. LL. B. , Yale University Law School, New Haven, Conn. , 1964. Lawyer, private practice. Law clerk to Federal District Court Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, 3rd Circuit, 1964-1965. Assistant legal director, American Civil Liberties Union, 1965-1970. Adjunct assistant professor, New York University Law School, 1970-1971. Staff, New York, N. Y. Mayor John Lindsay, 1971-1974. Chair, New York City commission on human rights, 1970-1977. Chair, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1977-1981. Senior fellow, Urban Institute, 1981-1982. Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1982-1990. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-present).

Focus

Drawn from the 954 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 3055On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 20, 2019
HR 2740On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 19, 2019
HR 2740On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 19, 2019
HR 2740On Agreeing to the AmendmentAyeJun 19, 2019
HR 2740On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 19, 2019
HR 2740On Agreeing to the AmendmentAyeJun 19, 2019
HR 2740On Agreeing to the AmendmentAyeJun 19, 2019
HR 2740On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 19, 2019

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Subcommittees Government Operations
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeMemberFeb 26, 2003 to PresentH.Res. 104
Government OperationsMemberListed Mar 2026 to presentHearing, Mar 2026
MemberJan 31, 2001 to Feb 12, 2003H.Res. 25 · Congressional Record, H455
Delivering on Government EfficiencyMemberListed Feb 2025 to Sep 2026Hearing, Feb 2025
Government OperationsMemberListed Feb 2015 to Oct 2025Hearing, Feb 2015
Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory AffairsMemberListed Mar 2023 to Dec 2024Hearing, Mar 2023
Health Care and Financial ServicesMemberListed Apr 2024 to Apr 2024Hearing, Apr 2024
Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesMemberListed Mar 2019 to Dec 2022Hearing, Mar 2019
EnvironmentMemberListed Sep 2020 to Sep 2020Hearing, Sep 2020
EnvironmentMemberListed Jul 2020 to Jul 2020Congressional Directory, Jul 2020
Health Care, Benefits and Administrative RulesMemberListed Dec 2015 to Sep 2018Hearing, Dec 2015
Health Care, Benefits and Administrative RulesMemberListed Dec 2015 to Dec 2015Congressional Directory, Feb 2016
Health Care, Benefits and Administrative RulesMemberListed Mar 2015 to Mar 2015Hearing, Mar 2015
Health Care, Benefits and Administrative RulesMemberListed Mar 2011 to Feb 2015Hearing, Mar 2011
Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the CensusMemberListed May 2007 to Dec 2014Hearing, May 2007
Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial ManagementMemberListed Feb 2011 to Nov 2012Hearing, Feb 2011
Information Policy, Census, and National ArchivesMemberListed Mar 2009 to Jul 2010Hearing, Mar 2009
Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of ColumbiaMemberListed Apr 2005 to Apr 2007Hearing, Apr 2005
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human ResourcesMemberListed Apr 2005 to Oct 2006Hearing, Apr 2005
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human ResourcesMemberListed Jul 2003 to Mar 2005Hearing, Jul 2003
Federal Workforce and Agency OrganizationMemberListed Mar 2005 to Mar 2005Hearing, Mar 2005
Civil Service and Agency OrganizationMemberListed Jul 2003 to Sep 2004Hearing, Jul 2003
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human ResourcesMemberListed May 2001 to Jun 2003Hearing, May 2001
Civil Service and Agency OrganizationMemberListed Apr 2003 to Apr 2003Hearing, Apr 2003
Civil Service and Agency OrganizationMemberListed Oct 2001 to Dec 2002Hearing, Oct 2001
District of ColumbiaMemberListed Nov 2001 to Sep 2002Hearing, Nov 2001
District of ColumbiaMemberListed Mar 2001 to Sep 2001Hearing, Mar 2001
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMemberJan 31, 2001 to PresentH.Res. 25
AviationMemberListed Apr 2007 to presentHearing, Apr 2007
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency ManagementMemberListed Apr 2005 to presentHearing, Apr 2005
Highways and TransitRanking MemberListed Oct 2022 to presentCongressional Directory, Oct 2022
Water Resources and EnvironmentMemberListed Feb 2021 to presentHearing, Feb 2021
Highways and TransitChairListed Jul 2020 to Feb 2022Congressional Directory, Jul 2020
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous MaterialsMemberListed Apr 2019 to Nov 2020Hearing, Apr 2019
Highways and TransitChairListed Nov 2013 to Sep 2019Hearing, Nov 2013
Coast Guard and Maritime TransportationMemberListed Apr 2017 to Jan 2018Hearing, Apr 2017
Water Resources and EnvironmentMemberListed May 2007 to Sep 2016Hearing, May 2007
Water Resources and EnvironmentMemberListed Apr 2005 to Apr 2007Hearing, Apr 2005
AviationMemberListed Apr 2005 to Mar 2007Hearing, Apr 2005
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency ManagementMemberListed Mar 2005 to Mar 2005Hearing, Mar 2005
Water Resources and EnvironmentMemberListed Feb 2005 to Mar 2005Hearing, Feb 2005
AviationMemberListed Feb 2005 to Mar 2005Hearing, Feb 2005
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency ManagementMemberListed Apr 2001 to Apr 2001Hearing, Apr 2001

Earlier committees

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

YearTotalStaff payTravelRent and utilitiesMailPrintingOtherTypical office
2026 to Jun$954,625$802,406$131$105,797-$39$420$45,911–
2025$2.0 million$1.6 million$244$222,162$812$8,229$96,322$1.9 million
2024$2.0 million$1.8 million$1,679$109,965$1,427$953$86,990$1.9 million
2023$1.9 million$1.7 million$739$107,203$541$7,371$121,720$1.9 million
2022$1.5 million$1.3 million$489$106,604$848$865$78,412$1.7 million
2021$1.3 million$1.1 million$236$105,883$554$826$96,468$1.5 million
2020$1.2 million$1.1 million$723$115,588$412$2,675$74,765$1.4 million
2019$1.3 million$1.0 million$2,839$155,536$818$16,644$103,454$1.4 million
2018$1.3 million$986,806$1,016$165,054$772$4,676$188,908$1.3 million
2017$1.2 million$977,214$1,297$165,658$484$6,350$87,935$1.3 million
2016$1.3 million$993,461$2,098$184,205$164$3,226$71,012$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

The district

Who lives in DC‑At large, as drawn for the 119th Congress, from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2025, beside the state and the nation.

Population
693,645

DC 693,645 · U.S. 341,784,859

Median household income
$109,505

DC $109,505 · U.S. $84,780

Median age
35.0

DC 35.0 · U.S. 39.5

Below the poverty line
15.9%

DC 15.9% · U.S. 11.8%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25 and over)
64.9%

DC 64.9% · U.S. 37.4%

Veterans (of adults)
3.5%

DC 3.5% · U.S. 5.9%

PeopleDistrictDCU.S.
Population693,645693,645341,784,859
Median age35.0±0.135.039.5
Under 1817.9%±0.1%17.9%21.0%
65 and over13.6%±0.1%13.6%19.0%
Citizens 18 and over521,375±5,936521,375249,178,715
Veterans (of adults)3.5%±0.5%3.5%5.9%
With a disability11.6%±1.1%11.6%13.7%
Born outside the U.S.14.8%±1.0%14.8%14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home20.0%±1.2%20.0%22.9%

Survey estimates, each with its margin of error (±, at 90% confidence), for the district as drawn when the survey was taken. The map is at the top of the page.

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.