House Republicans voted to rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House after Melania Trump, sparking partisan debate and scrutiny over proposed arts funding cuts.

Republican members of the Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to a spending bill that would rename the venue after the first lady.

House Republicans have voted to rename the Kennedy Center Opera House After Melania Trump. House Republicans voted 33-25 on the fiscal 2026 Interior-Environment spending bill, contingent, on renaming the opera house at the John F.