Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
President Donald Trump signed it on March 27, 2025. Published in the Federal Register on April 3, 2025, 90 FR 14563.
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“In a letter to Chair Mike Simpson and Ranking Member Chellie Pingree of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the members urged inclusion of language in the FY 2027 spending bill that would prohibit the use of any funds to implement, administer, or enforce the order, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.”
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Hoyer, Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Remarks at 45th Annual Black History Month Breakfast
“You know, in March of 2025, what Senator Van Hollen talked about and Congressman Hoyer mentioned, the President issued that Executive Order entitled, Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History. And it made explicit the approach that would shape the telling of America's founding, and that order recounts what it takes to be the egregious efforts to undermine the cohesiveness”
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Ranking Member Huffman Blasts Whitewashing & Corruption Surrounding America’s 250th Birthday
“Executive Order 14253 (March 2025) requires the removal of any public monument, sign, or exhibit on federal land that "disparages Americans past or living, including persons living in colonial times." Secretarial Order 3431 directs agencies to complete removals within 120 days and asks visitors to report "negative" historical information.”
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“The lawmakers raised concerns about widespread censorship stemming from Secretarial Order No. 3431 and Executive Order 14253, a directive issued by President Trump that aims to reshape the way historical narratives are presented on public lands to conform to a narrow ideological agenda.”
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Huffman, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Order Whitewashing American History in National Parks
“The lawmakers detail widespread censorship stemming from Secretarial Order No. 3431 and Executive Order 14253, which direct the National Park Service to revise interpretive materials to align with a narrow ideological narrative.”
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Sen. Banks Introduces Legislation to Rid Wokeness from Smithsonian Museums
“Key Provisions of the Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act:”
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ICYMI: Sen. Banks Presses National Park Service on Woke Projects that Violate Trump Executive Order
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Acting National Park Service Director Jessica Bowron, urging full compliance with President Trump’s Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History executive order. The order directs federal agencies to ensure that national landmarks and monuments reflect an accurate, unifying account of America’s founding and”
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“On March 27, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14253, which would infringe on the independence of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out its core mission to provide Americans and the world with the tools and information we need to forge our shared future,” the lawmakers wrote in their letter to Smithsonian Inspector General Nicole Angarella. “The funding cuts and”
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“On March 27, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14253, which would infringe on the independence of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out its core mission to provide Americans and the world with the tools and information we need to forge our shared future,” the lawmakers wrote in their letter to Smithsonian Inspector General Nicole Angarella. “The funding cuts and”
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“President Trump’s executive order titled ‘Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History’ is an affront. It is an affront to the idea of understanding and learning from our past, dismissing historical perspectives as “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
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- See: EO 14416, July 24, 2026