Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act
House Republicans' Bill Would Tie Smithsonian Funding to Removal of "Divisive" Exhibits
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Would turn parts of Trump’s executive order on U.S. history into permanent law, focusing on how federal history sites present America’s past.
- Directs the Vice President and budget officials to push the Smithsonian to remove items seen as dividing people by race or as “ideological,” and to recommend further actions to Trump.
- Ties future Smithsonian funding to limits on exhibits and programs that lawmakers say “degrade shared American values” or “divide Americans based on race.”
- Adds specific limits for the American Women’s History Museum, including barring displays that treat men as women or that favorably depict gender-transition medical care, especially for minors.
- Orders Interior Department to review changes since 2020 to monuments and markers on Interior-managed lands and to restore or change items to match the bill’s standards; also calls for Independence Hall upgrades by July 4, 2026.”
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
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Milestones
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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A federal judge questioned the National Park Service's removal of a slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park. Justice Department lawyers defended the move, citing the 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History' order to expunge 'revisionist' history from federal properties.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act
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