Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., has backed legislation directing executive appointees to the Smithsonian Board of Regents to remove improper ideology and divisive racial narratives from Smithsonian properties.

According to a news release from Banks’ office, the Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act would prohibit future Smithsonian projects from degrading American values, dividing Americans based on race, or violating federal law and policy; prohibit the American Women’s History Museum from recognizing men as women or promoting radical gender ideology; and provide for the reinstatement of other American historical sites, including those overseen by the National Park Service, that have been removed or changed for ideological reasons.

“It’s time to stop letting activists rewrite our past,” Banks said in the news release. “This bill puts President [Donald] Trump’s order into law to ensure our national museums celebrate our values, our heroes, and what makes America great.”

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