PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Congressional Research Service
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 29, 1993
District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1993 - Amends the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 (the Act) to authorize the District of Columbia to use the specified portion of lands leased to it adjacent to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to construct, maintain, and operate a new stadium. Provides that, with the exception of those lands used by the District for the new stadium, use of the National Park Service (NPS) lands leased to the District for stadium and stadium parking lots purposes shall continue in accordance with such Act. Extends the term of the authorized use for a maximum 99-year period. Vests responsibility and authority exclusively in the District for construction, maintenance, and operation of the parking lots on NPS lands leased to the District for parking lot purposes. States that except for that area of land used by the District for the new stadium and that area of land bounded by the Armory Plaza bridge approaches of the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge, specified lands shall be made available to the District during the maximum 99-year term of such use only for overflow parking for not more than 1,200 automobiles and shall be maintained as grassed park land suitable for public recreation uses. Vests responsibility and authority exclusively in the District for construction maintenance, naming, and operation of the new stadium. Authorizes the District to assign such responsibility and authority to a third party. Prohibits the NPS from being responsible for construction, maintenance, naming, or operation of the new stadium, or any costs arising therefrom. Authorizes the construction of such stadium if its design has been reviewed by the Commission of Fine Arts and reviewed and approved by the National Capital Planning Commission.
People & committees
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D–DC
Legislative record
A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.
For Further Action See H.R.2176.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the House Committee on District of Columbia.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Primary sources
Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.
Source last updated: Aug 26, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
AI Conversation Starters
Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.
Analyze H.R.1951 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.
Examine H.R.1951 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.
Examine H.R.1951 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.
Examine H.R.1951 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.