What is the official name of the 2016 law that created the America250 commission?

The official name of the 2016 law that created the America250 commission is the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016.

The act established the United States Semiquincentennial Commission, a congressional and nonpartisan organization charged with helping plan observances for the 250th anniversary of American independence.

The legislation provided a federal framework for commemorative planning well before 2026. It also directed the government toward activities such as commemorative coins and postage stamps, and it identified historically important locations for national events.

The title is easy to confuse with the American Revolution Bicentennial legislation from the 1960s and 1970s. The 2016 act belongs specifically to the 250th-anniversary observance, while the earlier programs organized the 1976 bicentennial.