HR 1256 United States House · 117th Congress

Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act

Summary
Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to (1) 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 of Columbia; (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 the name Newlands Memorial Fountain carved into the upper face of the memorial fountain's coping stones; and (4) 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 in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
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Introduced Feb 23, 2021 Last action Jul 14, 2022
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Jul 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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