What is the congressional organization officially responsible for coordinating the America250 commemoration?

The congressional organization officially responsible for coordinating America250 is the United States Semiquincentennial Commission.

Congress established this nonpartisan commission in 2016 to plan and orchestrate the 250th anniversary of the signing and adoption of the Declaration of Independence. America250 is the shorter public brand used for the national initiative, while the commission’s formal name identifies the anniversary it was created to coordinate.

The commission is not the same organization as the bodies that organized earlier anniversaries. The Centennial Commission handled the 1876 observance, and the United States Bicentennial administration coordinated the 1976 celebration. Each anniversary required its own planning structure.

America250 also works with state and territory commissions, federal agencies, educational institutions, and private partners. This broad network allows commemorative activities to take place nationwide rather than concentrating every event in Philadelphia, where the Declaration was adopted.