Kennedy Center Protection Act

Sponsor: April McClain Delaney (Democratic-MD)December 23, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Blocks Kennedy Center Board from renaming the building, requires original name to be restored.

This bill would stop the John F. Kennedy Center's Board from renaming the building. It would cancel their recent vote to add "Donald J. Trump" to the name and require all new signs to be taken down. The bill would also prevent the Board from trying to rename the Center again in the future.

What Would Change

Today, the Board of Trustees voted to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as "The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts." New signage reflecting this change may be in place. After this bill, the Board's renaming vote would be canceled. All signs and official records would revert to "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts." The Board would also be permanently unable to rename the Center.

Key Provisions

Voids the Board's December 18, 2025, vote to rename the John F. Kennedy Center.
Requires the Kennedy Center Trustees to remove any signs or identification that differ from "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" within one day of the bill becoming law.
Changes existing law to permanently ban the Kennedy Center Board from voting on or proposing to rename the Center.
Requires all U.S. government records, maps, and documents to revert to the name "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" if they were changed.
Requires the Kennedy Center Trustees to report to Congress within 30 days on any funds used for the attempted name change.

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HR 6925 · 119th Congress · December 23, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

Kennedy Center Protection Act

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