What This Bill Does
This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to remove the name "Francis Newlands" from a memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in Washington, D.C. The bill requires the removal of a brass plaque, a stone tablet, and carved lettering that display Newlands' name on the fountain grounds.
Who It Affects
- The Secretary of the Interior
- The National Park Service
- Descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands
- The public visiting Chevy Chase Circle in Washington, D.C.
Key Provisions
- The Secretary of the Interior must remove a brass plaque bearing the name "Senator Francis G. Newlands" from the fountain grounds (Sec. 2(a)(1))
- The Secretary must remove a stone tablet-like projection from the south end of the fountain that displays the name "Francis Griffith Newlands" and a related inscription (Sec. 2(a)(2))
- The Secretary must remove or permanently conceal the name "Newlands" that is carved into the upper face of the fountain's coping stones (Sec. 2(a)(3))
- The removed items must be offered to Newlands' descendants for 60 days, and if unclaimed, the National Park Service will maintain them as federal property in the Rock Creek Park museum collection (Sec. 2(a)(4))
What Changes
If this bill becomes law, the name "Francis Newlands" will no longer be visible on the memorial fountain at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia.
Important Definitions
The bill defines "memorial fountain" as the specific fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle, Connecticut Avenue and Western Avenue NW, in the District of Columbia (Sec. 2(b)).
Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1021
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CARSON, and Ms. TITUS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove or perma-
nently 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 pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Francis G. Newlands
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Memorial Removal Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PLAQUE AND CONCRETE FROM ME-
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MORIAL FOUNTAIN GROUNDS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
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shall—
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(1) remove the brass plaque bearing the name
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‘‘Senator Francis G. Newlands’’ from the grounds of
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the memorial fountain;
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(2) remove from the south end of the memorial
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fountain’s face, the stone, tablet-like projection bear-
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ing the name of ‘‘Francis Griffith Newlands’’ and a
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related inscription;
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(3) remove or permanently conceal the name
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‘‘Newlands’’ carved into the upper face of the memo-
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rial fountain’s coping stones; and
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(4) offer the items removed pursuant to para-
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graphs (1), (2), and (3) to the descendants of
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Francis Griffith Newlands for a period of 60 days,
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and if not claimed within that period, direct the
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items removed pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and
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(3) to be maintained by the National Park Service
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as Federal property and accessioned into the Rock
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Creek Park museum collection.
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(b) MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN.—For the purposes of this
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section, the term ‘‘memorial fountain’’ means the memo-
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rial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle, Connecticut
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