Washington Channel Public Access Act

Bill: 118-hr-8257
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2024-05-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8257 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 6, 2024 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Army from implementing a withdrawn rule relating to restricted access to the Washington Channel in Washington, DC, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Washington Channel Public Access Act . 2. Prohibition on implementation of rule The Secretary of the Army may not finalize, implement, or enforce the withdrawn rule entitled Washington Channel, Fort McNair, Washington, DC; Restricted Area , published by the Department of the Army on December 29, 2020 (Docket No. COE–2019–0010; 85 Fed. Reg. 85570), or any other rule that restricts public access to the Washington Channel in Washington, DC.