S 2369
Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
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 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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- 2025-07-22
- Latest action
- 2025-12-09: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-12-09: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- 2025-07-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2025-07-22: Introduced in Senate