Norton is the representative from the District of Columbia and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 1991. Norton is next up for reelection in 2020.
Because the District of Columbia is a territory of the United States, and not a state, its representative in the House of Representatives is a delegate with limited voting privileges — Norton can currently vote in committee and in certain votes on the House floor, but not if their vote would be decisive. Delegates have a marginalized role in Congress and their constituents are not represented in Congress in the same manner as most citizens.
![Photo of Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0]](/static/legislator-photos/400295-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Norton.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Norton is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Norton has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jul 16, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Eleanor Norton sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Chair, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
- Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
- Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform
- Member, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations
Enacted Legislation
Norton was the primary sponsor of 37 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 2989 (115th): Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act
- H.R. 4419 (114th): District of Columbia Judicial Financial Transparency Act
- H.R. 3343 (113th): To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the rules regarding the determination of the compensation of the Chief Financial Officer of the District ...
- H.R. 2611 (113th): To designate the headquarters building of the Coast Guard on the campus located at 2701 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue Southeast in the District of Columbia as ...
- H.R. 1246 (113th): District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act
- H.R. 3902 (112th): District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act
- H.R. 2297 (112th): To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Norton sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (48%) Crime and Law Enforcement (13%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (9%) Transportation and Public Works (6%) Armed Forces and National Security (6%) Health (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Norton’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3785: To amend title 28, United States Code, to change the residency requirements for ...
- H.R. 3726: To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the availability of identity ...
- H.R. 3725: To designate the Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park comprised of ...
- H.R. 3581: District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act
- H.R. 3365: Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Home Rule Act
- H.R. 3364: Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act of 2019
- H.Res. 447: Recognizing and commending the SummerSet DC Music Series and its performers and partners ...
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Feb 1993 to Jul 2019, Norton missed 130 of 1,459 roll call votes, which is 8.9%. This is much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
