Treasury Designs $250 Bill With Trump Portrait, Needs Congress Approval
The U.S. Treasury has prepared a design for a $250 bill featuring President Trump's image. The plan requires new legislation because current law bars living people from appearing on currency.
The GuardianU.S. Treasury has designed a $250 bill that would carry President Trump's portrait, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday. S. currency.
The White House is urging Congress to pass legislation that would authorize the new denomination and change the existing restriction. Bessent told reporters the Treasury has completed the artwork and security features for the proposed note.
No living president has appeared on paper currency since the ban took effect decades ago. The proposed $250 denomination would be the highest-value bill in active circulation if approved. " — Scott Bessent, May 28, 2026 (The Guardian) Treasury officials said the bill would carry standard anti-counterfeiting measures used on other denominations.
Congress would need to pass a bill authorizing both the new denomination and an exemption from the living-person restriction. No timeline for legislative action has been announced.
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Congress must pass new legislation before the bill can be printed.
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The $250 note would become the highest denomination in circulation if approved.
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