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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8539

Truth in National Parks Act

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Introduced 2026-04-28Topic: environment · civil rights · governance ethics

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This bill would require National Park Service interpretation and education programs to be historically and culturally accurate. It would bar the Secretary of the Interior from removing, covering, editing, or changing accurate signs, plaques, flags, exhibits, and online materials at park sites, except to update accurate information or make room for new accurate exhibits, after consulting relevant groups, including Indian Tribes when appropriate. Within 180 days, the Secretary would have to replace or restore accurate materials that were removed or changed between January 20, 2025, and the date the bill becomes law. The Comptroller General would also report to Congress within one year on co-stewardship agreements between federal agencies and Indigenous communities.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-04-28HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.refer
2026-04-28Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-04-28Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.