H.R. 4984D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act

1 recorded action298 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: James Comer [R-KY-01]
Cosponsors: 21 · 11 Republicans · 10 Democrats
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committees: Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Natural Resources Committee · and 2 more
Latest action: Jan 6, 2025 · Became Public Law No: 118-274.

IntroducedJul 27, 2023
Passed the HouseFeb 28, 2024
Passed the SenateDec 21, 2024
Sent to the PresidentDec 27, 2024
Became lawJan 6, 2025

What the measure doesCRS summary

This act transfers the administration of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia.

The District, after the transfer, may develop and use, and permit the development and use of, the campus for the following purposes:

stadium purposes;

commercial and residential development;
facilities, open space, and public outdoor opportunities;
other public purposes for which the campus was used or approved for use prior to June 1, 1985; and
certain related demolition purposes.

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.

The District must conduct a survey of the campus and submit it to Congress.

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.

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4984 as public Law on Jan 6, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 56

House Feb 28, 2024

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

348 Yea 55 Nay 28 not voting

Crossed both parties 55 of 403 voting members broke with their own party: 6 Democrats, 49 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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All members431 members

Democratic213 members

Republican218 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors21 · 11 Republicans · 10 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4984 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 4984D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 56

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors21 · 11 Republicans · 10 Democrats

H.R. 4984D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 56

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors21 · 11 Republicans · 10 Democrats

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