HRES 973 United States House · 119th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the designation of the "Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" constitutes a violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.

HRES 973 is a House resolution stating that redesignating the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the "Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center" violates the 1964 John F. Kennedy Center Act, which prohibits additional memorials at the site and designates it as the sole national memorial to President Kennedy. The resolution demands the restoration of the original signage and requires President Trump-appointed board members to resign, citing the lack of congressional authorization for the name change. It directly addresses the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees and the Trump administration's actions, referencing the specific legal prohibition in Public Law 88-260. The resolution expresses the House's position but does not impose legal requirements.
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 30, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026
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Feb 2, 2026
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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Dec 30, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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