H.R. 4608

119 HR 4608 IH: Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-22
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4608  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 22, 2025   Ms. Norton  (for herself,  Mr. Raskin , and  Mr. Carson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To direct the Secretary 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 for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act  .
2.
Removal of Plaque and Concrete from Memorial Fountain Grounds
(a)
In general
The Secretary of the Interior shall—
(1)
remove the brass plaque bearing the name  Senator Francis G. Newlands  from the grounds of the memorial fountain;
(2)
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;
(3)
remove or permanently conceal the name  Newlands  carved into the upper face of the memorial fountain’s coping stones; and
(4)
offer the items removed pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) to the descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands for a period of 60 days, and if not claimed within that period, direct the items removed pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) to be maintained by the National Park Service as Federal property and accessioned into the Rock Creek Park museum collection.
(b)
Memorial fountain
For the purposes of this section, the term  memorial fountain  means the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle, Connecticut Avenue and Western Avenue NW, in the District of Columbia.