Overview
- The Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act would bar naming or renaming federal assets after a sitting president and would retroactively restore the Kennedy Center and U.S. Institute of Peace to their prior names.
- Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks co-introduced the bill, with additional Democratic co-sponsors including Ron Wyden, Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker, Adam Schiff and Ben Ray Luján.
- In December, Trump’s allies added his name to the Kennedy Center and rebranded the U.S. Institute of Peace, moves the White House defends as recognition of his leadership.
- Artists and organizations have withdrawn in protest, with cancellations at the performing arts center and the Washington National Opera announcing it would depart after more than five decades.
- Court fights are underway over the renamings and over administration control of the Institute of Peace, as Trump continues to embrace tributes, including a planned road dedication in Florida on Friday.