President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14189 to establish the White House task force for America's 250th birthday.
The order, titled “Celebrating America's 250th Birthday,” was signed on January 29, 2025. It created a White House-led structure for planning and promoting celebrations connected with the 2026 United States Semiquincentennial.
Executive Order 14189 is distinct from the congressional United States Semiquincentennial Commission, commonly associated with America250. Congress established that bipartisan commission in 2016. The later White House task force represented a separate federal planning effort, even though both were connected to the same national anniversary.
Proposals associated with the task force included a July 4 celebration, a Great American State Fair at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, the Patriot Games, and the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. The order number is the precise identifying detail; the anniversary itself is not an executive order, and America250 is not the order's formal number.