# 117-hr-1256: Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act

117-hr-1256, Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1256
- Congress: 117
- Title: Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2021-02-23
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to (1) 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 of Columbia; (2) 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; (3) remove the name Newlands Memorial Fountain carved into the upper face of the memorial fountain's coping stones; and (4) 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.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-1256 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1256)

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