Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History

This EO aims to update Smithsonian and National Zoo policies to remove programs that are inconsistent with federal law and policy, including those based on race or gender ideologies. Further, new members should be recruited to sit on the Smithsonian Board of Regents that will be committed to advancing the policy of this order.The Secretary of the Interior shall provide sufficient funding to improve the infrastructure of Independence National Historical Park, which shall be complete by July 4, 2026. Lastly, the Secretary of the Interior shall determine whether, since January 1, 2020, public monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties within the Department of the Interior’s jurisdiction have been removed or changed, and take action to reinstate the pre-existing monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties, as appropriate. Further, the Secretary of the Interior shall take action to ensure that all public monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties within its jurisdiction do not contain descriptions that inappropriately disparages Americans past or living.

• Department of the Interior

Immediate.

None.

No known legal challenges.