HR 1021
118th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
District of Columbia
Members of Congress
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Senate
Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
Introduced: February 14, 2023
Introduced by:
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Democratic
· District of Columbia
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 14, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E123)
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove or permanently conceal the name of Francis Newlands on the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia and take other specified actions.
Specifically, Interior must
- remove the brass plaque bearing the name Senator Francis G. Newlands from the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District;
- remove from the south end of the memorial fountain's face, the stone, tablet-like projection bearing the name of Francis Griffith Newlands and a related inscription;
- remove or permanently conceal the name Newlands Memorial Fountain carved into the upper face of the memorial fountain's coping stones; and
- offer the items removed to the descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands for a 60-day period, and if not claimed within that period, direct the removed items to be maintained by the National Park Service as federal property and accessioned into the Rock Creek Park museum collection.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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