For America250, which law created the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission in 2016?

For America250, Public Law 114-196 created the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission in 2016.

The law established a federal commission to plan and coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The commission’s work helped organize the national framework later associated with America250.

Public Law numbers identify acts enacted during a particular Congress. The “114” refers to the 114th Congress, while “196” is the law’s sequence number in that Congress. This format is why the answer is a legal citation rather than a descriptive program name.

The commission is distinct from earlier anniversary bodies, such as the commission created for the 1976 Bicentennial. The 2026 commemoration also involves nonprofit and governmental partners, but the 2016 law supplied its congressional foundation.