Which federal organization was established by Congress in 2016 to coordinate America’s 250th anniversary?

The United States Semiquincentennial Commission was established by Congress in 2016 to coordinate America’s 250th anniversary.

Congress created the commission through the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016. Its responsibilities include planning national commemorative activities, encouraging public participation, and coordinating with states, territories, federal agencies, and private partners.

The commission’s work is presented publicly through America250, a name designed to make the nationwide commemoration easier to recognize. The organization is nonpartisan and focuses on the anniversary of American independence rather than on a single event or location.

It is distinct from the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, which operated for the 200th-anniversary observances culminating in 1976.