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This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove all mentions of Francis Newlands from the memorial fountain at Chevy Chase Circle in Washington, D.C.
The plan includes removing a brass plaque and a stone tablet, as well as covering up the name "Newlands" where it is carved directly into the fountain's stone edges.
The government will offer the removed plaques and stones to Newlands' descendants for 60 days. If the family does not claim them, the National Park Service will keep them in a museum collection.
The move follows years of local requests to change the fountain's name because Newlands was a Senator who held white supremacist views and helped create Chevy Chase as a segregated community.
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Milestones
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Dec 9, 2025Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Jul 22, 2025Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Jul 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
