{"id":"8ecc63bb-2689-4459-af90-6860932b33c5","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"hr","billNumber":1761,"title":"Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act","displayTitle":"Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act","abstract":"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.","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>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.</p>","status":"COMMITTEE_CONSIDERATION","topics":["ECONOMY","GOVERNMENT_OPERATIONS"],"introducedAt":"2025-02-27T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2025-02-27T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1761","accountabilityFlags":{"transparency_accountability":["↓ Living-person portrait ban on currency — removed for sitting and former presidents, reversing a longstanding anti-self-aggrandizement norm"]},"tldr":"Orders a new $250 bill featuring Donald Trump's portrait, and lifts the ban on living presidents appearing on currency.","summaryStandard":null,"flagExplainers":{},"flagValence":{},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.","chamber":"HOUSE","policyArea":"Finance and Financial Sector","legislativeSubjects":[],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":null,"latestTextVersion":null,"textVersionUsed":null,"dateAdded":"2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-06-05T11:06:12+00:00","recordId":"8ecc63bb-2689-4459-af90-6860932b33c5","feedIdentityKey":"119/hr/1761","websiteBillId":"HR-1761","yourvoiceSummary":"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.","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T00:42:23.373836+00:00"}