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US HB4608

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Eleanor Norton

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Secretary of the Interior must remove the brass plaque bearing "Senator Francis G. Newlands" from the memorial fountain at Chevy Chase Circle in Washington, D.C.

  • Stone tablet bearing "Francis Griffith Newlands" and related inscription must be removed from the south end of the fountain's face

  • The name "Newlands" carved into the fountain's coping stones must be removed or permanently concealed

  • Removed items must be offered to Newlands' descendants for 60 days; if unclaimed, the National Park Service will accession them into the Rock Creek Park museum collection as federal property

Legislative Description

Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act

Public lands and natural resources

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

7/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources7/22/2025

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