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HR 2257
Recent Bills/HR 2257

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Coin Act

IntroducedMarch 21, 2025
Introduced1 year ago
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Finance and Financial Sector
Why This Matters

This bill directs the Treasury to mint commemorative coins honoring the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and the service of U.S. firefighters. It sets rules for coin types, designs, sales, and directs proceeds to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Who this affects
U.S. Mint · Department of the Treasury · Coin buyers and collectors · National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1Authorizes three coin types: $5 gold coins (up to 50,000), $1 silver coins (up to 400,000), and half-dollar clad coins (up to 750,000), each with specified weight, size, and metal content.
  2. 2Requires designs to reflect the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and firefighter service, include inscriptions of value, the year 2026, Liberty, In God We Trust, United States of America, and E Pluribus Unum.
  3. 3Limits issuance to uncirculated and proof qualities during the one-year period beginning January 1, 2026, with each coin quality struck at a single Mint facility.
  4. 4Sets sale prices to cover face value, production costs, and a surcharge of $35 for each $5 coin, $10 for each $1 coin, and $5 for each half-dollar coin, with reasonable discounts for bulk and prepaid orders.
  5. 5Directs all surcharges to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to support its mission and subjects those funds to federal audit rules.
  6. 6Requires the Treasury to ensure no net cost to the federal government and to recover all production and issuance costs before any surcharge funds are distributed.
Read the detailed summary

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the Senate and joint items such asthe Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. In addition, the bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the Capitol Police; the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; the Congressional Budget Office; the Architect of the Capitol; the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; the Government Publishing Office; the Government Accountability Office; the Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund; and the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development.(Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the House are not included in the Senate bill.) The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this bill.

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IntroducedCurrentMar 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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President

The President

Donald Trump
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Awaiting Vote
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