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US HB4608
Bill
Status
7/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Eleanor Norton
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AI Summary
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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.
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Stone tablet bearing "Francis Griffith Newlands" and related inscription must be removed from the south end of the fountain's face
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The name "Newlands" carved into the fountain's coping stones must be removed or permanently concealed
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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