Overview
- Rep. Brendan Boyle unveiled the Protecting American History Act to require the National Park Service to return the President’s House site and all Independence National Historical Park exhibits to their Jan. 1 configuration.
- The measure would bar future changes to the park’s historical displays that Boyle characterizes as political censorship.
- NPS removed panels in January under President Donald Trump’s order against displays that "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living."
- A federal judge ordered restoration and some panels were reinstalled, but an appeals court issued an injunction that left remaining materials in storage as the case proceeds.
- Reps. Dwight Evans and Mary Gay Scanlon signed on as lead cosponsors, while Boyle seeks Republican support in a House where the bill’s path to a vote remains uncertain.