Celebrating America's 250th Birthday
Creates White House Task Force to Plan 250th Celebration
What it does
Agencies must coordinate with the new White House task force to plan, organize, execute the 250th anniversary celebration and report planning activities by March 1, 2025.
Real-world impact
- Creates a federal task force to plan a nationwide 250th celebration.
- Requires agencies to submit planning reports to the task force by March 1, 2025.
- Reinstates monument-protection order and expands a National Garden of Heroes to 250 names.
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Summary
This order creates the White House Task Force on Celebrating America's 250th Birthday, chaired by the President with the Vice President as vice chair, and directs an Executive Director to run daily operations.
The task force must coordinate agencies to plan and execute a nationwide 250th celebration, will be housed in the Department of Defense for administrative support, and requires agencies to report planning by March 1, 2025.
It also reinstates prior orders to build a National Garden of American Heroes and to protect monuments from vandalism, and asks officials to add historical figures so the garden reaches 250.
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