US HB4608 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on July 22 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-07-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 22 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-07-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-22 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
| 2025-07-22 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2025-07-22 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E706) |
| 2025-07-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2369 (Same As) 2025-12-09 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4608/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr4608/BILLS-119hr4608ih.pdf |
