U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10765: Preserving and Remembering the History of Trump and other Tyrants Act
Status: In committee, October 6, 2026
To direct the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to collect, preserve, and display in a permanent exhibition in the National Museum of American History artifacts reflecting the rise of governmental propaganda, corruption, and authoritarianism due to the two Presidencies of Donald J. Trump from January 20, 2017, through January 20, 2021, and January 20, 2025, through January 20, 2029, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to collect, preserve, and display in a permanent exhibition in the National Museum of American History artifacts reflecting the rise of governmental propaganda, corruption, and authoritarianism due to the two Presidencies of Donald J. Trump from January 20, 2017, through January 20, 2021, and January 20, 2025, through January 20, 2029, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 6, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to collect, preserve, and display in a permanent exhibition in the National Museum of American History artifacts reflecting the rise of governmental propaganda, corruption, and authoritarianism due to the two Presidencies of Donald J. Trump from January 20, 2017, through January 20, 2021, and January 20, 2025, through January 20, 2029, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving and Remembering the History of Trump and other Tyrants Act . SECTION 2. Collection of certain artifacts relating to presidency of Donald J. Trump (a) In general The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall collect, preserve, and display in the National Museum of American History artifacts reflecting the rise of governmental propaganda, corruption, and authoritarianism due to the two Presidencies of Donald J. Trump from January 20, 2017, through January 20, 2021, and January 20, 2025, through January 20, 2029, to be included in a permanent exhibition devoted to the American struggle against authoritarianism, monarchy and autocracy in all their forms over the course of American history. (b) Types of artifacts In carrying out subsection (a) , the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall consider collecting and preserving-- (1) all artifacts relating to the Secretary of the Interior's implementation of Executive Order 14416, …