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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4141 

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

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 17, 2024 

Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Ms. BUTLER) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs 

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 and New Jersey area, Philadelphia, the San Fran14 cisco Bay area, and 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. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

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

14 Fe ́de ́ration Internationale de Football Association. 

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

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

17 Cup held in 2026. 

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

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

20 in the United States for the purpose of operating the 

21 FIFA World Cup 2026 and related programs. 

22 SEC. 4. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

23 (a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas24 ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

25 shall mint and issue the following coins: 


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

2 $5 coins, which shall— 

3 (A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

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

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

6 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 500,000 

7 $1 coins, which shall— 

8 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 

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

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

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

12 than 750,000 half-dollar coins, which shall— 

13 (A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

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

15 (C) be minted to the specifications for half16 dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 

17 31, United States Code. 

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

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

20 title 31, United States Code. 

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

22 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

23 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis24 matic items. 


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

2 determines, based on independent, market-based research 

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

4 described in this section are not adequate to meet public 

5 demand, the Secretary may increase the mintage levels as 

6 the Secretary determines is necessary to meet public de7 mand. 

8 SEC. 5. DESIGNS OF COINS. 

9 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

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

11 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 

12 sport of soccer and the FIFA World Cup. 

13 (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

14 each coin minted under this Act there shall be— 

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

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

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

18 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer19 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

20 (b) SELECTION.—The designs for the coins minted 

21 under this Act shall be— 

22 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 

23 with— 

24 (A) FWC2026 US, Inc.; and 

25 (B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and 


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1 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 

2 Committee. 

3 SEC. 6. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

4 (a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 

5 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

6 (b) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 

7 issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 

8 period beginning on January 1, 2026. 

9 SEC. 7. SALE OF COINS. 

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

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

12 of— 

13 (1) the face value of the coins; 

14 (2) the surcharge provided in section 8(a) with 

15 respect to the coins; and 

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

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

18 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

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

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

21 discount. 

22 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

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

24 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

25 before the issuance of such coins. 


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1 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre2 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea3 sonable discount. 

4 SEC. 8. SURCHARGES. 

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

6 Act shall include a surcharge of— 

7 (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coins; 

8 (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coins; and 

9 (3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coins. 

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

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

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

13 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to FWC2026 US, 

14 Inc., for the purpose of aiding or executing United States15 based soccer programs and activities, including the pro16 motion of— 

17 (1) legacy programs of FIFA in the United 

18 States; and 

19 (2) efforts to grow the sport of soccer through20 out the United States, with a focus on youth, inner 

21 cities, and underserved communities. 

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

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

24 United States Code, with regard to the amounts received 

25 under subsection (b). 


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

2 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 

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

4 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 

5 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro6 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 

7 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 

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

9 effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). 

10 SEC. 9. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 

11 The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec12 essary to ensure that— 

13 (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 

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

15 Government; and 

16 (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 

17 are disbursed to FWC2026 US, Inc., until the total 

18 cost of designing and issuing all of the coins author19 ized by this Act (including labor, materials, dies, use 

20 of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and 

21 shipping) is recovered by the United States Treas22 ury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of 

23 title 31, United States Code. 

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