Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act

Summary

Directs codification of Executive Order 14253 into statute and sets a federal policy requiring museums and historic sites to emphasize a unifying, patriotic narrative while avoiding what the law describes as divisive, race‑centered narratives. The bill includes congressional findings criticizing recent historical interpretation efforts and names specific institutions (including the Smithsonian and Independence National Historical Park) as examples. Directs the Vice President, using the Vice President’s role on the Smithsonian Board of Regents, to seek removal of items from Smithsonian properties that the bill says violate this policy or federal civil‑rights laws, and to recommend further executive actions. It also instructs the Vice President and the OMB Director to work with Congress to condition future Smithsonian appropriations to prohibit spending on exhibits or programs that degrade shared values, divide Americans by race, or promote ideologies inconsistent with federal law. The text is largely declaratory: it contains findings and policy directives but does not itself appropriate funds or amend the cited Interior statute or create new regulatory duties in the provided text.

• Codifies Executive Order 14253 into statute and states congressional findings criticizing race‑centered museum narratives.
• Establishes a federal policy directing museums and historic sites to emphasize unifying, patriotic narratives and avoid content the bill labels divisive by race.
• Directs the Vice President, using the Smithsonian Board seat, to seek removal of items deemed to violate the policy or federal civil‑rights laws and to recommend further actions to the President.
• Directs the Vice President and OMB Director to work with Congress to condition future Smithsonian appropriations to bar spending on exhibits or programs that degrade shared American values, divide Americans by race, or conflict with federal law or the bill’s policy.
• Instructs the Secretary of the Interior and OMB to implement policies aligning Smithsonian and Interior sites with the stated narrative preference.
• Text provided is largely declaratory: it contains findings and policy directives but does not appropriate funds or expressly amend the cited Interior statute.
• Targets specific institutions in its findings (e.g., Smithsonian, Independence National Historical Park) and focuses on exhibit content and funding conditions rather than creating new criminal or civil penalties.