Congress·In Committee·H.R. 4730

Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act

House Republicans' Bill Would Tie Smithsonian Funding to Removal of "Divisive" Exhibits

Jul 23, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 11 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Natural Resources and House Administration committees. It is considered stalled because no action has been taken on it since July 2025. The bill will not move forward unless these committees choose to review it.

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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.”

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Jul 23, 2025House

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.

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Jul 23, 2025

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Related News

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Politico·Feb 17

Lawsuit challenges Trump order to remove 'corrosive ideology' from national parks

A coalition led by the National Parks Conservation Association filed a federal lawsuit challenging the 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History' policy. The suit alleges the administration is illegally 'erasing history' by removing displays on slavery, LGBTQ+ rights, and climate change.

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Politico·Jan 30

'Horrifying': Judge questions abrupt removal of slavery exhibits

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.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act

Bill NumberHR 4730

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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.

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