S. 2369 Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources
Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on energy and natural resources subcommittee on national parks. hearings held on Dec 9, 2025.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Jul 22, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Jul 22, 2025
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. Dec 9, 2025
Subjects
District of ColumbiaMembers of CongressMonuments and memorialsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersRacial and ethnic relationsSenate
Committees
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- [Referred To, Jul 22, 2025]
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.
[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]
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