H.R. 10475

Protecting Our History Act of 2026

Sponsor: Frederica S. Wilson · 0 cosponsors

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Introduced Sep 16
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Introduced Sep 16
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (Sep 16)

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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

A Protection of Federally Supported Cultural Institutions

Sec. 101. Short title

Sec. 102. Findings

Sec. 103. Purposes

Sec. 104. Protection of independence

Sec. 105. Affirmation of historical integrity

Sec. 106. Funding protections

(a) Prohibition on content-Based funding conditions. Federal funds may not be denied, reduced, or conditioned to any Institution on the basis of the subject matter of exhibits or programming with respect to any such Institution.

(b) Limitation on OMB authority. The Office of Management and Budget shall have no authority to withhold, restrict, reprogram, or impound Federal funds appropriated by Congress for any Institution on the basis of exhibit content or curatorial independence with respect to any such Institution.

(c) Affirmative authorization. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this division and to support the independence and operations of Federally supported cultural Institutions.

Sec. 107. Enforcement

Sec. 108. Rule of construction

Sec. 109. Definitions

B Smithsonian Independence and Historical Integrity Protection Act of 2026

Sec. 201. Short title

Sec. 202. Findings with respect to National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sec. 203. Statutory designation of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sec. 204. NMAAHC Council mission fiduciary authority and enforcement standing

Sec. 205. Protection of scholarly and curatorial independence

Sec. 206. Protection against historical erasure

Sec. 207. Annual reporting requirement

Sec. 208. Authorization of appropriations for NMAAHC

C General Provisions

Sec. 301. Severability

Sec. 302. Effective date

Sec. 303. Relationship to other laws