[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8174 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8174

  To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of 
 United States currency and securities containing the signature of the 
                           sitting President.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2026

  Mr. Gomez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of 
 United States currency and securities containing the signature of the 
                           sitting President.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITING THE PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE FROM APPEARING ON 
              UNITED STATES CURRENCY OR SECURITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 5114(b) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``United States currency 
or securities containing the signature of an individual may not be 
issued during any period in which such individual is serving as 
President.''.
    (b) Explicit Statutory Waiver.--The prohibition contained in the 
amendment made by subsection (a) may only be waived by the enactment, 
after the date of the enactment of this section, of specific statutory 
authorization for such activity that explicitly waives the application 
of such prohibition by reference.
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