Federal legislation that would give D.C. greater control over the decrepit RFK Stadium site — and allow the city to potentially turn it into a new Washington Commanders home — is now at the goal line with the clock winding down.
The bill, which would give D.C. power over the site for 99 years and allow it to develop a stadium there, passed a key milestone Tuesday by winning approval from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with broad bipartisan support. The vote clears the way for potential passage before Congress adjourns later this year.
The full Senate now stands in the middle of the Commanders’ stadium search, which could narrow to a competition between the team’s namesake city and neighboring Maryland, where the team has played home games since 1997.
