Senators pushed through two national parks bills during the final hours of the 118th Congress, including one to allow development of Washington’s RFK stadium campus.
The Senate passed H.R. 4984, the “D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act,” by unanimous consent early Saturday morning, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk for signature.
The proposal transfers jurisdiction of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus in Washington from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia. This makes it possible for the city to negotiate a new stadium for the Washington Commanders football team on the site.
The current RFK campus contains a stadium that has fallen into disrepair and disuse. Washington’s government has pushed for plans to revamp the campus and construct a new stadium, and the Commanders have expressed interest in relocating there from their current home in Landover, Maryland.
