Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act

Bill: 116-hr-8227
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-09-11
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: District of Columbia

Members of Congress

Monuments and memorials

Racial and ethnic relations

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act </b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to (1) remove the bronze plaque bearing the name <i>Francis G. Newlands</i> from the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia; (2) remove from the fountain the block of concrete that is inscribed with the name of, and other information related to, Francis Griffith Newlands; and (3) donate the items removed to the descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8227 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 11, 2020 Ms. Norton (for herself and Mr. Raskin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the bronze plaque and concrete block bearing the name of Francis Newlands from 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 bronze plaque bearing the name Francis G. Newlands from the memorial fountain grounds; (2) remove from the fountain the block of concrete that is inscribed with the name of, and other information related to, Francis Griffith Newlands; and (3) donate the items removed pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) to the descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands. (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.