H.R. 5616
$2.50 for America’s 250th Act
Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt
61 cosponsors
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Eric Sorensen
- John R. Moolenaar
- Riley M. Moore
- Tony Gonzales
- Nicholas J. Begich III
- Pat Fallon
- Barry Moore
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Daniel Meuser
- Jim Costa
- Madeleine Dean
- Russ Fulcher
- Jimmy Panetta
- John J. McGuire III
- John W. Rose
- Michael R. Turner
- John W. Mannion
- Christopher H. Smith
- Julia Brownley
- Mike Thompson
- Sharice Davids
- Shomari Figures
- Thomas R. Suozzi
- Zoe Lofgren
- Mark E. Amodei
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Nick LaLota
- Terri A. Sewell
- Aaron Bean
- Ben Cline
- Brian Jack
- Claudia Tenney
- Daniel Webster
- Harold Rogers
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Andy Barr
- Derek Tran
- Gus M. Bilirakis
- Ken Calvert
- Shri Thanedar
- Tim Moore
- André Carson
- Mike Rogers
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Sheri Biggs
- Steve Womack
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
- Gary J. Palmer
- Jared F. Golden
- LaMonica McIver
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Dwight Evans
- Maria Elvira Salazar
- Dale W. Strong
- Erin Houchin
- Salud O. Carbajal
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
$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.