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To require the removal of any signage or other identification from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that differs from the designation ``John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts'', as designated under section 3 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76i), and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill voids a December 18, 2025 Board of Trustees vote to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to include "The Donald J. Trump" in its name. It requires the Trustees to remove any signage or identification reflecting the proposed new name within one day of enactment and to restore all references to the center's statutory name, "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts." The bill amends the John F. Kennedy Center Act to prohibit the Board of Trustees from undertaking any future votes or proposals to rename the center. It also requires the Trustees to submit a report to Congress within 30 days detailing any public or private funds used to implement or install the proposed name change.
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Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to April Mcclain Delaney’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- FORBRIGHT BANK $17,665
- GALLATIN POINT CAPITAL $13,200
- GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT $13,200
- MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT $13,200
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY $10,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for April Mcclain Delaney → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Feb 2, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
- Dec 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Dec 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 23, 2025
Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Hayes, and Mrs. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To require the removal of any signage or other identification from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that differs from the designation “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”, as designated under section 3 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76i), and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Kennedy Center Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress established the National Cultural Center in 1958 to present musical programs, lectures, and other arts programs for youth and the elderly.
(2) Our 35th President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was particularly devoted to the advancement of the performing arts within the United States.
(3) Congress statutorily renamed the National Cultural Center the “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” in 1964 following President Kennedy’s untimely death.
(4) On February 7, 2025, President Trump announced his intention to terminate members of the Kennedy Center and appoint himself as chair, an unprecedented action.
(5) On December 18, 2025, it was announced that the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted unanimously to rename the Center “The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”.
(6) Congress itself established the Kennedy Center and its Board of Trustees, and such a vote of the Board is clearly beyond its statutory authority.
(7) The renaming of any Federal building for a sitting President signals a slide towards authoritarianism.
(8) Congress itself retains sole authority to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts through statute.
SEC. 3. JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
(a) In General.—The reported vote of the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 18, 2025, renaming the Center as the “Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” is hereby void.
(b) Removal.—Not later than 1 day after the date of enactment of this Act, the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts shall remove any signage or other identification from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that differs from the designation “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”, as designated under section 3 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76i).
(c) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, publication, signage, or other record of the United States to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts changed after the vote described in subsection (a) shall return to the name “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”.
(d) Restriction on Board Authority.—Section 5 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76k) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(h) Restrictions on Board Authority.—The Board may not undertake any vote or proposal or authorize any action to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.”.
(e) Reporting on Funds Used.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts shall submit to Congress a report detailing any public or private funds used to install, alter, or implement the change in the name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. <all>
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