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H.R. 1761

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1761, the Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 27, 2025 by Rep. Joe Wilson (R) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Feb 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 1761 has 16 co-sponsors.

hr1761/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1761 IH: Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-27
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1761  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 27, 2025   Mr. Wilson of South Carolina  (for himself,  Mrs. Harshbarger ,  Mr. Norman , and  Mr. Issa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to print $250 Federal reserve notes featuring a portrait of Donald J. Trump, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act  .
2.
Sense of Congress
It is the sense of the Congress that $250 bills with the portrait of Donald J. Trump be printed to commemorate the semiquincentennial of the United States.
3.
Printing of $250 Federal Reserve notes
The 8th undesignated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 418 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:  Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this sentence, the Secretary of the Treasury shall print Federal reserve notes in the denomination of $250 and such notes shall feature a portrait of Donald J. Trump.
4.
Allowing the portrait of living Presidents on United States currency and securities
Section 5114(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking  securities.  and inserting  securities, except if the individual is or has been the President of the United States.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-02-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 27, 2025

hr1761/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/27/2025)

Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to print paper currency in the denomination of $250 featuring a portrait of President Donald Trump.

Under current law, U.S. currency may only feature the portrait of a deceased person. The bill creates an exception for individuals who are or were President of the United States.

Sponsors

Rep. Joe Wilson (R) sponsors H.R. 1761, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1761 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Feb 27, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1761 has taken 2 actions since Feb 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 1761 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1761 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act — Display Title
  • Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to print $250 Federal reserve notes featuring a portrait of Donald J. Trump, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1761 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1761’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

hr1761/policy-areas.txt
Finance and Financial SectorAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1761, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:H.R. 1761.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5[Page H921]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com