Which organization did the U.S. Congress establish to plan the America250 commemoration?

The organization the U.S. Congress established to plan the America250 commemoration is the United States Semiquincentennial Commission.

Congress created the commission in 2016 to plan and coordinate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The commission is a nonpartisan federal entity intended to encourage participation across the United States and its territories.

The commission’s work distinguishes the 2026 observance from ordinary local Fourth of July celebrations. Its role includes developing national programs, promoting educational activities, and helping connect state, local, tribal, and community efforts to the anniversary.

The name can be confused with the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, which served the earlier 200th-anniversary observance in the 1970s. That earlier body belonged to the 1976 Bicentennial, not America250.