Kennedy Center Protection Act
Kennedy Center: Require Name to Stay “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Would cancel the Kennedy Center board’s reported vote to add Trump’s name to the building’s name.
- Would require the Kennedy Center to remove any signs or labels that don’t match the official name within 1 day after the bill becomes law.
- Would tell federal records (laws, maps, documents, publications, signs) to switch back to the original Kennedy Center name if they were changed.
- Would ban the Kennedy Center board from voting or acting to rename the center in the future.
- Would require a report to Congress within 30 days listing any public or private money spent on the name change.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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.
News
Trump Kennedy Center to shut down for 2 years, board votes
Kennedy Center board votes to close for two years during renovations
Kennedy Center board to vote on closing for renovations
Trump Live Updates: Kennedy Center Is Ordered to Allow Lawmaker to Join Board Meeting
Trump's lesson from Minneapolis: From the Politics Desk
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Kennedy Center Protection Act
Data Sources
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