Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of United States currency and securities containing the signature of the sitting President.
A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
H.R. 8174 is a bill introduced by Mr. Gomez to change title 31 of the United States Code. It aims to stop the issuance of U.S. currency and securities that feature the signature of the person currently serving as President. This prohibition can only be bypassed if a new law is passed that specifically waives this rule.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Prevents Presidential signatures on currency and securities: Section 1(a) prohibits the issuance of currency or securities containing the signature of an individual while they are serving as President.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Requires specific legislative action for exceptions: Section 1(b) states that any waiver of this prohibition requires the enactment of specific statutory authorization, which may create a legal requirement for new laws to be passed to allow such signatures.
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- 4/2/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced in House