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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7438 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 

of the FIFA World Cup 2026, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 

Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BACON, and Ms. 

CASTOR of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 

in commemoration of the FIFA World Cup 2026, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FIFA World Cup 2026 

5 Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The FIFA World Cup 2026— 


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1 (A) will be held in the United States, Mex2 ico, and Canada; 

3 (B) will be the first time the Men’s World 

4 Cup has been held in the United States in 32 

5 years; and 

6 (C) will be the second Men’s World Cup 

7 hosted by the United States and the largest and 

8 most inclusive World Cup ever hosted, with 48 

9 teams in 16 cities across 3 countries. 

10 (2) Host cities and locations in the United 

11 States will include Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, 

12 Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, the New York/ 

13 New Jersey area, the San Francisco Bay area, and 

14 Seattle. 

15 (3) The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be orga16 nized under a FIFA-led operating model, which was 

17 introduced in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Aus18 tralia and New Zealand in 2023. 

19 (4) Through the FIFA-led operating model, the 

20 FIFA World Cup 2026 is being planned and exe21 cuted by FWC2026 US, Inc., an organization ex22 empt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(4) of 

23 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, headquartered 

24 in Miami. 


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1 (5) The FIFA-led operating model includes a 

2 guaranteed framework for providing a legacy fund to 

3 each participating host member: the United States 

4 Soccer Federation, Canada Soccer, and the Mexican 

5 Football Federation. 

6 (6) A FIFA World Cup 2026 commemorative 

7 coin program has the opportunity to shape a lasting 

8 legacy for the sport of soccer in the United States, 

9 support underserved communities, and celebrate a 

10 unifying global event. 

11 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

12 (a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas13 ury shall mint and issue the following coins in commemo14 ration of the FIFA World Cup 2026: 

15 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 100,000 

16 $5 coins, each of which shall— 

17 (A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

18 (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 

19 (C) contain not less than 90 percent gold. 

20 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 500,000 

21 $1 coins, each of which shall— 

22 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 

23 (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

24 (C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 


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1 (3) HALF-DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more 

2 than 750,000 half-dollar coins, each of which shall— 

3 (A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

4 (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 

5 (C) be minted to the specifications for half6 dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 

7 31, United States Code. 

8 (b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 

9 Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 

10 title 31, United States Code. 

11 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 

12 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

13 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis14 matic items. 

15 (d) MINTAGE LIMIT EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary 

16 determines, based on independent, market-based research 

17 conducted by FWC2026 US, Inc., that the mintage levels 

18 described in this section are not adequate to meet public 

19 demand, the Secretary may increase the mintage levels as 

20 the Secretary determines is necessary to meet public de21 mand. 

22 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

23 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The designs of the coins 

2 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 

3 sport of soccer and the FIFA World Cup. 

4 (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

5 each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 

6 (A) a designation of the value of the coin; 

7 (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2026’’; and 

8 (C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 

9 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer10 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

11 (3) SELECTION.—The designs for the coins 

12 minted under this Act shall be— 

13 (A) selected by the Secretary after con14 sultation with— 

15 (i) FWC2026 US, Inc.; and 

16 (ii) the Commission of Fine Arts; and 

17 (B) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advi18 sory Committee. 

19 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

20 (a) QUALITY OF COINS.—The Secretary may issue 

21 coins minted under this Act in uncirculated and proof 

22 qualities. 

23 (b) PERIOD OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue 

24 coins under this Act only during the calendar year begin25 ning on January 1, 2026. 


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1 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

2 (a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 

3 shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 

4 of— 

5 (1) the face value of the coins; 

6 (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 

7 respect to such coins; and 

8 (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 

9 (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 

10 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

11 (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 

12 sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 

13 discount. 

14 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 

16 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

17 before the issuance of such coins. 

18 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre19 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea20 sonable discount. 

21 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this 

23 Act shall include a surcharge of— 

24 (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; 

25 (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and 

26 (3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin. 


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1 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 

2 title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 

3 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 

4 shall be paid to FWC2026 US, Inc., for the purpose of 

5 aiding or executing United States-based soccer programs 

6 and activities, including the promotion of— 

7 (1) FIFA’s legacy programs in the United 

8 States; and 

9 (2) efforts to grow the sport of soccer through10 out the United States, with a focus on youth, inner 

11 cities, and underserved communities. 

12 (c) AUDITS.—FWC2026 US, Inc., shall be subject to 

13 the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, 

14 United States Code, with regard to the amounts received 

15 under subsection (b). 

16 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 

17 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 

18 under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 

19 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 

20 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro21 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 

22 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 

23 section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in 

24 effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec25 retary may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 


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1 SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 

2 The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec3 essary to ensure that— 

4 (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 

5 will not result in any net cost to the United States 

6 Government; and 

7 (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 

8 are disbursed to any recipient designated in section 

9 7(b) until the total cost of designing and issuing all 

10 of the coins authorized by this Act (including labor, 

11 materials, dies, use of machinery, winning design 

12 compensation, overhead expenses, and shipping) is 

13 recovered by the United States Treasury, consistent 

14 with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, 

15 United States Code. 

16 SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) FIFA.—The term ‘‘FIFA’’ means the 

19 Fe ́de ́ration Internationale de Football Association. 

20 (2) FIFA WORLD CUP 2026.—The term ‘‘FIFA 

21 World Cup 2026’’ means the FIFA Men’s World 

22 Cup held in 2026. 

23 (3) FWC2026 US, INC.—The term ‘‘FWC2026 

24 US, Inc.’’ means the FIFA subsidiary incorporated 


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1 in the United States for the purpose of operating the 

2 FIFA World Cup 2026 and related programs. 

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