119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2369Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act

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.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Jul 22, 2025
Last action Dec 9, 2025
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jul 22, 2025
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Referred
Jul 22, 2025
Energy and Natural Resources
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Committee
Dec 9, 2025
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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 cop...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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Timeline · 3 actions
Dec 9, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Jul 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jul 22, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.