Harmony Park Designation Act of 2025
The Harmony Park Designation Act of 2025 symbolically renames a triangle park between New Jersey Avenue NW and Rhode Island Avenue NW in Ward 1 (bordering Ward 2 and Ward 5) as "Harmony Park." This name honors the Columbian Harmony Society and Harmonean Cemetery, which supported African American communities in the District since 1825. The designation follows community resolutions from ANC 1B and ANC 2G (formerly ANC 6E), recognizing the historical significance of the cemetery site now occupied by the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Metro station. The bill has no fiscal impact or policy changes - it solely updates the park's official name.
Bill status
signed
all 3 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Jul 14, 2025
Signed Aug 28, 2026
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The document was converted from a cover letter introducing a bill into the official engrossed text of the legislation itself. The bill's scope was updated to apply to Reservation 160 instead of the specific street addresses previously mentioned, and the effective date was changed from 2025 to 2026 to align with the fiscal year. The legal citations for the procedures governing the park designation were also updated to reflect current code sections.
Scope change
The specific location description was changed from a street address boundary to a formal land reservation number (Reservation 160), and the bill's effective year was updated from 2025 to 2026.
SCOPE
The park designation location was updated from a description based on New Jersey and Rhode Island Avenues to the formal 'Reservation 160'.
TIMELINE
The bill's title and effective date were changed from the 'Harmony Park Designation Act of 2025' to the 'Harmony Park Designation Act of 2026'.
TECHNICAL
Legal citations were updated to reference current sections of the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act (changing from sections 403a and 423 to 401 and 422).
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May 19, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0331 by the Committee of the Whole
legislature
May 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0331 by the Committee of the Whole - Not Considered
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee of the Whole
legislature
Jul 14, 2025
Introduced
B26-0331 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Brooke Pinto
DDemocratic
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