Celebrating America's 250th Birthday
Executive Order 2025-02231
|Signed on January 30, 2025
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What it means
Creates a White House Task Force led by the President to plan America's 250th birthday celebration in 2026. The order also reinstates plans for a National Garden of American Heroes with 250 statues, and restores protections for monuments against vandalism.
Expected impact
- Increased coordination between federal agencies to organize nationwide celebrations for America's semiquincentennial
- Revival of the National Garden of American Heroes project that was previously canceled
- Enhanced protection for public monuments and statues with potential penalties for vandalism
- Opportunities for communities across America to participate in historical commemorations and patriotic events