Public Law 114-196 identified the 2016 act establishing the United States Semiquincentennial Commission.
The law was titled the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016. It was enacted during the 114th United States Congress and became the legal foundation for the federal body responsible for planning and promoting the 250th-anniversary commemoration.
Public-law numbers contain two important pieces of information. The first number identifies the Congress, while the second identifies the law’s sequence within that Congress. Thus, 114-196 means the 196th public law of the 114th Congress.
This number is distinct from the commission’s later amendments and from the America250 brand name. America250 is the recognizable public identity, while Public Law 114-196 is the formal legislative reference.