Senate Bill Seeks Trump on Proposed $250 Note for America’s 250th as Law Bars Living Figures
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Updated · courierjournal · Jun 23
Senate Bill Seeks Trump on Proposed $250 Note for America’s 250th as Law Bars Living Figures
3 articles · Updated · courierjournal · Jun 23
Summary
A Senate bill would change the Federal Reserve Act to allow Donald Trump’s image on a proposed $250 bill tied to the U.S. 250th anniversary.
An 1866 restriction generally bars living people — including presidents — from appearing on U.S. currency and securities, making a legal change necessary before any such note could proceed.
Support for the measure appears thin across both parties, and the report says the proposal looks more like a formal motion than a bill with momentum.
Rare exceptions have appeared on commemorative coins, including Alabama Governor Thomas Kilby in 1921, Calvin Coolidge in 1926 and Eunice Kennedy Shriver on a 1995 silver dollar.
The push also revives debate over U.S. currency priorities, with the long-delayed Harriet Tubman $20 bill still unresolved nearly 10 years after it became a political issue.