The Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act directs the Treasury Department to print a new denomination of Federal Reserve note — a $250 bill — within one year, featuring a portrait of Donald J. Trump. To make this possible, the bill also removes the longstanding legal prohibition on placing the portrait of a living person on U.S. currency and securities, creating a new exception for current or former presidents. No other denominations or currency features are affected.
Transparency & Accountability
- Living-person portrait ban on currency — removed for sitting and former presidents, reversing a longstanding anti-self-aggrandizement norm
Congressional Summary
Donald J. Trump $250 Bill ActThis 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.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-02-27
- Date Added
- 2026-06-04
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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