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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10170 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the semiquincentennial anniversary of the establishment of the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2024 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS 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 semiquincentennial anniversary 
of the establishment of the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Semiquincentennial 
Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) July 4, 1776, was the date on which the 
unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States 
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of America was passed, declaring the Nation as 
independent. 
(2) July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniver-
sary of us declaring our independence. 
(3) It is common practice to celebrate moments 
such as this in the history of our country through 
the minting of a commemorative coin. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall mint and issue the following coins in commemoration 
of the semiquincentennial anniversary of the establishment 
of the United States: 
(1) $25.00 
GOLD
COINS.—Not more than 
100,000 $25.00 coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy. 
(2) $2.50 SILVER
COINS.—Not more than 
500,000 $2.50 coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 
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(3) 25-CENT
CLAD
COINS.—Not more than 
750,000 quarter dollar coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 5.67 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 0.955 inches; and 
(C) be minted to the specifications for 
quarter dollar coins, contained in section 
5112(b) of title 31, United States Code. 
(4) PROOF SILVER $2.50 COINS.—The Secretary 
shall mint and issue not more than 100,000 proof 
silver $2.50 coins, each of which shall— 
(A) weigh 5 ounces; 
(B) have a diameter of 3 inches; and 
(C) contain .999 fine silver. 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
(d) MINTAGE LIMIT EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary 
determines, based on independent, market based research 
conducted by the designated recipient organization identi-
fied in section 7(b) that the mintage levels described under 
this subsection are not adequate to meet public demand, 
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the Secretary may increase the mintage levels as the Sec-
retary determines is necessary to meet public demand. 
SEC. 4. DESIGNS OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The designs of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
semiquincentennial anniversary of the establishment 
of the United States of America and celebrate 250 
years of our Nation. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 
(A) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(B) an inscription of the years ‘‘1776– 
2026’’; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The designs for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the Semiquincentennial Commission, the Amer-
ica 250 Foundation, and the Commission of Fine 
Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
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SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) MINT FACILITIES.—Only 1 facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 
of the coins minted under this Act. 
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins under this Act only during the period begin-
ning on January 1, 2026, and ending on December 31, 
2026. 
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 
shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 
of— 
(1) the face value of the coins; 
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 
respect to such coins; and 
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 
sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 
discount. 
(c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 
prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 
before the issuance of such coins. 
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-
paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea-
sonable discount. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this 
Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 
(1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the gold 
coins. 
(2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the silver 
coins. 
(3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the quarter 
dollar coins. 
(4) A surcharge of $50 per coin for the $2.50 
5 ounce proof silver coins. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 
title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 
the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 
shall be paid to the America 250 Foundation to fund the 
restoration, rehabilitation, and interpretation of units of 
America’s National Park System and its related areas, as 
a legacy of the United States Semiquincentennial com-
memoration. 
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(c) AUDITS.—The America 250 Foundation shall be 
subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of 
title 31, United States Code, with regard to the amounts 
received under subsection (b). 
(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 
under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 
of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 
would result in the number of commemorative coin pro-
grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 
commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 
section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code. The 
Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 
this subsection. 
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec-
essary to ensure that— 
(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 
will not result in any net cost to the United States 
Government; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 
shall be disbursed to any recipient designated in sec-
tion 7(b) until the total cost of designing and issuing 
all of the coins authorized by this Act (including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex-
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penses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the 
United States Treasury, consistent with sections 
5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
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