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HR6925119th Congress

Kennedy Center Protection Act

Sponsored By: Representative McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]

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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.

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  • 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.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Restore Kennedy Center name; ban rename

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 "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts." The Trustees would be barred from voting on, proposing, or authorizing any future renaming of the Center. The Trustees would have to remove any signs or identification that differ from the "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" within 1 day of enactment. The Trustees would also have to report to Congress within 30 days about any public or private funds used to install, alter, or implement the name change.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]

MD • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 12/23/2025

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 12/23/2025

  • Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 12/23/2025

  • Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2026

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

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