# 117-hr-8734: Mount Rushmore Protection Act

117-hr-8734, Mount Rushmore Protection Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8734
- Congress: 117
- Title: Mount Rushmore Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2022-08-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Mount Rushmore Protection Act This bill prohibits the use of any federal funds to alter, change, destroy, or remove any name, face, or other feature on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8734 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8734)

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