Bandstand in Virgin Islands gets new official name
H.R. 8121 — To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand". · Filed by Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) · Introduced Mar 26, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill changes the name of the Christiansted Bandstand. It is at a national historic site in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. The bandstand will now be called the Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand. All federal records will use the new name.
Who it affects
The change affects the national historic site in St. Croix. Visitors and staff will see the new name on the bandstand.
One thing to notice
The bill makes a name change only. No money is spent and no rules are changed.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Mar 26, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 26, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Jul 1, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- national historic site — a place owned by the U.S. government because it is important to American history
- bandstand — a raised platform where musicians play music
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,119 characters) on Jul 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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