{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://norton.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norton-appointed-by-pelosi-to-serve-on-frederick-douglass-bicentennial", "Norton Appointed by Pelosi to Serve on Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Established by Nortons Bill", "2017-11-16", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "DC", "Eleanor Norton", "N000147", "norton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Pelosi Also Appoints Douglass\u2019 Great-Great-Great Grandson\nWASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has appointed Norton to serve on the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission, which was established by Norton\u2019s bill (Public Law 115-77).\u00a0 The commission will plan, develop and carry out programs and activities to honor and celebrate the life of Frederick Douglass, the country\u2019s greatest slavery abolitionist, during the bicentennial anniversary of his birth, in 2018.\u00a0 Douglass\u2019 home at Cedar Hill in Southeast Washington, D.C. is an official National Historic Site, which attracts thousands of visitors annually.\u00a0 Leader Pelosi also appointed Kenneth Morris, Jr., Douglass\u2019 great-great-great grandson, to the commission.\u00a0 Norton\u2019s bill specified that the House Minority Leader would appoint two members of the commission, at least one of whom must be a Member of the House.\n\u201cI thank Leader Pelosi for selecting me to serve on the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission,\u201d Norton said.\u00a0 \u201cI am particularly pleased that she also has appointed Kenneth Morris, Jr., the great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass, whose knowledge of Douglass\u2019 legacy is unequaled.\u00a0 I look forward to the bipartisan work of planning a fitting celebration in honor of one of the greatest Americans in history, including events here in the District of Columbia, which Douglass called home for most of his adult life.\u201d\nThe commission\u2019s other 14 members will be appointed as follows:\n Two members appointed by the President.\n\tFour members appointed by the President on the recommendation of each of the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Governors of Maryland, Massachusetts and New York.\n\tThree members, at least one of whom must be a Member of the House, appointed by the Speaker of the House.\n\tThree members, at least one of whom must be a Senator, appointed by the Senate Majority Leader.\n\tTwo members, at least one of whom must be a Senator, appointed by the Senate Minority Leader.\n ###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://norton.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norton-appointed-by-pelosi-to-serve-on-frederick-douglass-bicentennial"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5248609706759453, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}