# 119-hr-6925: Kennedy Center Protection Act

119-hr-6925, Kennedy Center Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6925
- Congress: 119
- Title: Kennedy Center Protection Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-23
- Sponsor: Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protect the John F. Kennedy Center's statutory name and block a trustee-led renaming.** The Kennedy Center Protection Act would void the trustees' vote to rename the Center and require any altered signage or official references to revert to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. - Trustees: Trustees would have 1 day to remove any signage that differs from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and 30 days to report any public or private funds used to install or change the name. - Federal records and publications: Any law, map, regulation, document, paper, publication, signage, or other U.S. record changed after the vote must revert to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. - Board authority: The bill would add a prohibition preventing the Board of Trustees from undertaking any vote, proposal, or action to rename the Center, and it affirms that only Congress may rename the Center by statute.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Restore Kennedy Center name; ban rename: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would void the Board of Trustees' December 18, 2025 vote to rename the Center the "Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts." Any law, map, regulation, document, publication, sign, or other U.S. record changed after that vote would have to revert to "J…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6925 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6925)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6925 (as of 2026-04-21).