{"id":838,"date":"2026-05-29T15:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=838"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:39:12","slug":"will-there-be-a-250-bill-and-who-will-be-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=838","title":{"rendered":"Will there be a $250 bill? And who will be on it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><div>KEY POINTS<\/div><\/div><div><ul><li>A $250 bill design featuring Donald Trump is prepared but cannot be printed without congressional approval.\u00a0<\/li><li>Current laws restrict living people from being featured on currency.\u00a0<\/li><li>Legislation to allow Trump to be featured on a $250 bill has be introduced in Congress.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div><p>The U.S. Treasury Department has prepared a design for a $250 bill featuring an image of President Donald Trump, but it is up to Congress whether the bill is ever printed. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=836\">Deseret News archive: \u2018John Stockton sends the Utah Jazz to the NBA Finals\u2019<\/a><\/p><p>In a press briefing on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that a design has been prepared but it cannot become legal currency unless a piece of stalled legislation is passed in Congress, per The Associated Press. <\/p><p>Bessent said that authorizing the new bill will be up to lawmakers, but that they have created the bill because \u201cwe have to be prepared.\u201d The secretary said that there is nothing inappropriate about Trump\u2019s image being on currency as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations. He downplayed the idea that the matter is being pushed forward by the administration. <\/p><p>\u201cThe president doesn\u2019t do it; the House and the Senate have to do it,\u201d Bessent said at the White House.<\/p><p>Bessent referred to legislation, introduced by Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., that would direct the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to put Trump on the new $250 bill as part of the America250 celebrations, per the AP. <\/p><p>Iain Alexander, a British artist, told The Washington Post that he designed the bill and that he discussed it with the president. <\/p><h3>Allowing a living person to be featured on U.S. currency<\/h3><p>Currently, federal law prohibits a living person from being featured on U.S. currency. The legislation from Wilson would change that law and allow Trump\u2019s image to appear on currency. <\/p><p>The current law states that \u201conly the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities.\u201d Wilson\u2019s legislation would amend the Federal Reserve Act and require the Treasury to print $250 bills that \u201cfeature a portrait of Donald J. Trump.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cSo we have prepared in advance that if the legislation is passed. But we will stick to the law,\u201d Bessent added, per CBS News. <\/p><p>If the bill is passed and signed into law, it would be an extraordinary recognition for the current president, who has worked to put himself in the center of this year\u2019s semiquincentennial commemorations. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=834\">High school track and field: Final Top performances of 2026<\/a><\/p><p>The \u201cDonald J. Trump $250 Bill Act\u201d was introduced in Congress in February 2025. It was immediately referred to the House Committee on Financial Services, and there have been no actions since then, per CBS News. <\/p><p>Bessent confirmed that the legislation is designed for one specific person: \u201cDonald J. Trump,\u201d he said, per the AP. <\/p><p>Bessent\u2019s comments on Thursday follow a report from The Washington Post that U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach has been pushing the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to expedite the process for printing a new currency note. It was also reported that Patricia Solimene, the former BEP chief, was reassigned after pushing back.<\/p><h3>Objections to the potential new $250 bill <\/h3><p>Multiple Democratic lawmakers have posted on X, stating their opposition to potential new currency featuring an image of Trump. <\/p><p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., posted on X, saying, \u201cHard No on a Trump $250 bill.\u201d <\/p><p>\u201cThe upcoming July 4th anniversary is not about a wannabe King. It\u2019s about celebrating the American journey,\u201d he added. <\/p><div><div><div><blockquote><p>Hard No on a Trump $250 bill.<br\/><br\/>Get over yourself.<br\/><br\/>The upcoming July 4th anniversary is not about a wannabe King.<br\/><br\/>It\u2019s about celebrating the American journey.<\/p>\u2014 Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) May 28, 2026<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><p>Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., also posted in opposition to the $250 bill. <\/p><p>\u201cRidiculous,\u201d she wrote. \u201cSo many Americans can barely even afford a $250 emergency.\u201d <\/p><div><div><div><blockquote><p>Trump\u2019s latest idea: Putting himself on a new $250 bill.<br\/><br\/>Ridiculous. So many Americans can barely even afford a $250 emergency.https:\/\/t.co\/M1etvAnDN5<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=832\">Nuclear energy project resumes in Utah after 19-year struggle<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) May 28, 2026<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><\/div><div><div><div>Join the Conversation<\/div><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div><div>Looking for comments?<\/div><div>Find comments in their new home! 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