This bill tells the U.S. Treasury to make special coins to honor 250 years of American service and sacrifice as part of the nation’s 250th birthday. The coins would be $5 gold, $1 silver, and half-dollar clad, with set limits on how many can be made, and they would count as legal tender. The coins could be sold only in 2028 and would come in uncirculated and proof versions. Treasury may offer bulk and pre-order discounts, and the sale price must cover the coins’ costs plus a small surcharge. The designs must honor more than 250 years of service and sacrifice, include standard U.S. coin inscriptions, and be chosen after consultation and review. If demand is high, Treasury may raise the mintage limits to meet public interest.

Each coin sale includes a surcharge: $35 for gold, $10 for silver, and $5 for the half-dollar. All surcharge money would go to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation to support mortgage-free homes for Gold Star families and families of first responders killed in the line of duty, scholarships for their children, disaster response teams, and memorial projects. The foundation’s use of the funds must be audited. Treasury must make sure the program does not cost taxpayers money, and no funds are paid out until all minting costs are fully covered. In simple terms, this is a commemorative coin program to mark the 250th, with proceeds helping families of fallen service members and first responders.

• Who is affected: Coin collectors and gift buyers; Gold Star families; families of fallen first responders; veterans and their families via programs run by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
• What changes: Treasury sells special coins in 2028; each sale includes a small surcharge; the money goes to support housing, scholarships, disaster response, and memorials; audits and cost recovery are required; mintage limits can be raised if demand is high.
• When: Coins may be issued January 1–December 31, 2028; pre-orders are allowed.