H.R. 5616: $2.50 for America’s 250th Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-30 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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$2.50 for America’s 250th Act

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$2.50 for America’s 250th Act This bill requires the minting of $2.50 coins to commemorate the 250th anniversary, or the semiquincentennial, of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Specifically, the Department of the Treasury must mint and issue a $2.50 circulating coin upon determining that such minting is technically feasible, economically feasible, and not cost prohibitive. The design of such a coin during the first five years of its issuance must be as described by the bill, however, subsequent designs may be selected by Treasury to celebrate the founding of the United States. Treasury may also mint and issue $2.50 numismatic coins (i.e., collectible coins) in silver, clad, and other alloys, including gold.

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$2.50 for America’s 250th Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · 61 cosponsors

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Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), John W. Rose (R-TN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), John J. McGuire III (R-VA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Mike Rogers (R-AL), André Carson (D-IN), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Steve Womack (R-AR), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Dale W. Strong (R-AL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Brian Jack (R-GA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Riley M. Moore (R-WV), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK), Pat Fallon (R-TX), John W. Mannion (D-NY), Tim Moore (R-NC), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Derek Tran (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV) and 1 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5616.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr5616 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills