{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-4984","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 4984","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the Administrator of General Services and the leasing of the Campus to the District of Columbia for purposes which include commercial and residential development, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. 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Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the District of Columbia so that the District may use the Campus for purposes including residential and commercial development, and for other purposes."}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 118-274","introduced":"2023-07-27","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-02-28","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h56","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act","result":"Passed","yea":348,"nay":55,"present":0,"not_voting":28,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll056.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2024-12-21","vote":null,"how":"voice_vote","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2025-01-06"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 118-274.","date":"2025-01-06"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-01-06","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This act transfers the administration of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia."},{"k":"p","t":"The District, after the transfer, may develop and use, and permit the development and use of, the campus for the following purposes:"},{"k":"li","t":"stadium purposes;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"commercial and residential development;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"facilities, open space, and public outdoor opportunities;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"other public purposes for which the campus was used or approved for use prior to June 1, 1985; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"certain related demolition purposes.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"The Declaration of Covenants must include specified requirements for the District, including that the District must (1) ensure that development does not adversely impact National Park Service lands, and (2) designate at least 30% of the campus as parks and open space."},{"k":"p","t":"The District must conduct a survey of the campus and submit it to Congress."},{"k":"p","t":"The Department of the Interior and the District must enter into a memorandum of understanding to determine an allocation of certain environmental and cleanup costs."},{"k":"p","t":"The act (1) prohibits the use of federal funds for stadium purposes; and (2) sets the term of the transfer, subject to reversion under specified circumstances."}],"words":197},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the District of Columbia under a Declaration of Covenants, and sets the uses, conditions, costs, term and reversion terms of the transfer.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/text/enr#H54A40A3330744E6BA24A3C4C7D5C1004:~:text=2.%20Transfer%20of%20administrative%20jurisdiction%20over%20RFK"}]},"core_areas":["Transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus","Permitted development and use of the Campus","Conditions on the District in the Declaration of Covenants","Allocation of environmental response costs","Term and reversion of the transfer","Repeal of the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 and end of the 1988 lease"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Interior, not later than 180 days after enactment, to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Campus to the District of Columbia under a Declaration of Covenants, and states that the transfer does not change United States ownership of the Campus.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/text/enr#H54A40A3330744E6BA24A3C4C7D5C1004:~:text=2.%20Transfer%20of%20administrative%20jurisdiction%20over%20RFK"}},{"text":"Allows the District to develop and use the Campus, or permit its development and use, for stadium purposes, commercial and residential development, facilities, open space and public outdoor opportunities, other public purposes used or approved before June 1, 1985, and demolition to support those uses.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/text/enr#H54A40A3330744E6BA24A3C4C7D5C1004:~:text=2.%20Transfer%20of%20administrative%20jurisdiction%20over%20RFK"}},{"text":"Requires the Declaration of Covenants to obligate the District to designate, develop, operate and maintain at least 30 percent of the Campus, excluding the riparian area, as the \"Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Park\" for parks and open space.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/text/enr#H54A40A3330744E6BA24A3C4C7D5C1004:~:text=2.%20Transfer%20of%20administrative%20jurisdiction%20over%20RFK"}},{"text":"Requires the Declaration of Covenants to provide that the District may not use Federal funds for stadium purposes on the Campus, including training facilities, offices and other structures necessary to support a stadium.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/text/enr#H54A40A3330744E6BA24A3C4C7D5C1004:~:text=2.%20Transfer%20of%20administrative%20jurisdiction%20over%20RFK"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary and the District to enter into a memorandum of understanding allocating the costs of their responsibilities on the Campus under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and the Solid Waste Disposal Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/text/enr#H54A40A3330744E6BA24A3C4C7D5C1004:~:text=2.%20Transfer%20of%20administrative%20jurisdiction%20over%20RFK"}},{"text":"Sets the transfer term at not less than 99 years, provides for reversion to the Secretary if noncompliance is not corrected within 90 days after written notice, repeals the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957, and terminates the lease dated January 14, 1988.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/text/enr#H54A40A3330744E6BA24A3C4C7D5C1004:~:text=2.%20Transfer%20of%20administrative%20jurisdiction%20over%20RFK"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/text/enr#H54A40A3330744E6BA24A3C4C7D5C1004:~:text=2.%20Transfer%20of%20administrative%20jurisdiction%20over%20RFK"},"heading":"Transfer of administrative jurisdiction over RFK Memorial Stadium Campus to District of Columbia","effect":"Waives the requirement in section 8124(a) of title 40 for a prior recommendation of the national capital planning commission for this one transfer. Subsection (c)(2) also names a required park \"Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Park\".","amount":null,"quote":"The second sentence of section 8124(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Campus under this section."}]},{"category":"political_name","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/text/enr#H9B6A1C8B525344F3B230E4A9F432F211:~:text=1.%20Short%20title"},"heading":"Short title","effect":"Gives the Act a short title that includes the name of a person, Robert F. Kennedy, as part of the Campus name.","amount":null,"quote":"This Act may be cited as the “D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act”."}]}],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-4984.png","v":"3f445187bb63","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4984, 118th Congress: D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act. House: 348 Yea, 55 Nay. Senate: voice vote. Outcome: Became law, 6 Jan 2025."}}