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The bill prohibits using living Presidents' likenesses on U.S. currency, which prevents honoring living officials but narrows design and commemorative options and may create enforcement and legal uncertainty.
No direct benefits identified in the provided sections.
All taxpayers and federal currency-design authorities will face reduced flexibility because the law immediately bans using living Presidents' likenesses on U.S. money, constraining future currency design choices.
Agencies and stakeholders could face legal uncertainty about who enforces the ban and what penalties or procedures apply, creating risk of litigation, inconsistent implementation, or delays for planned designs.
Coin and currency collectors, museums, and institutions that produce commemorative or special-issue pieces will lose options to honor living Presidents, limiting commemorative offerings and potential revenue or cultural recognition opportunities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced December 9, 2025 by Jeff Merkley · Last progress December 9, 2025
Prohibits depicting any living person who is a President, including the sitting President, on United States currency. It also includes a brief technical provision that assigns the Act an official short title. The ban applies broadly to U.S. currency as a whole and takes effect immediately upon enactment; the text does not specify an implementing agency, exceptions, penalties, or detailed definitions of covered currency types.