What the bill is and what it does
H.R.5741 — the "Restrict Ugly Money Portraits of 2025," abbreviated the "TRUMP Act of 2025" — was introduced by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) on October 10, 2025. The bill's acronymic name is a pointed reference: the legislation's direct subject is Donald J. Trump.
The bill amends Title 31 of the U.S. Code to prohibit representations of a living President on any United States coins or currency. The operative statutory language reads: "No portrait or bust of any living President may be included in the design of any United States coins or currency, including commemorative coins."
The text is more expansive than the Senate version. It explicitly covers coins (including commemorative coins) and currency, addressing both the $250 bill and the $1 / gold coin pathways at once.
Who introduced it
Sponsor: Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15), representing parts of the Bronx.
Original cosponsor: Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA), former Mayor of San Jose and first-term congressman.
Both Democrats. The bill was referred on the day of introduction to the House Committee on Financial Services — the same committee where H.R.1761 sits. Three Trump-currency-related bills now sit in the same committee: Wilson's H.R.1761 ($250 bill, pro-Trump), Gill's H.R.1790 ($100 bill, pro-Trump), and Torres's H.R.5741 (anti-Trump). The committee has not held a hearing on any of them.
How it relates to the Senate Change Corruption Act
H.R.5741 is functionally the House companion to the Change Corruption Act (S.3408) introduced two months later, in December 2025. Both would prohibit living-president likenesses on U.S. currency.
They are not identical. Differences:
Scope. H.R.5741 explicitly covers "commemorative coins" via amendment to 31 U.S.C. § 5112. S.3408's language covers "currency" broadly.
Timing. H.R.5741 came first (Oct 2025). S.3408 followed (Dec 2025).
Lead sponsors. Torres in the House; Merkley and Cortez Masto in the Senate.
Procedural status
As of June 2026, H.R.5741 has not received a hearing or markup. It remains referred to House Financial Services. The same committee chair — Rep. French Hill (R-AR), discussed in our French Hill article — would decide whether to bring it forward.
A Republican-chaired committee in a Republican-majority House is unlikely to schedule a Democratic bill targeting a Republican president. The TRUMP Act's primary function in current form is signal-sending and position-taking ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, not imminent passage.
The acronymic naming convention
The "TRUMP Act of 2025" formal acronym — "Restrict Ugly Money Portraits" — is itself a tradition in congressional bill-naming: opponents create acronyms that spell out a target name. The convention has been used by both parties for decades. The naming choice signals the bill is meant to be politically pointed, not just procedurally functional.
For comparison: the bills it opposes — H.R.1761 (the Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act) and the Golden Age Act (H.R.1790) — use directly celebratory naming. The TRUMP Act parodies the convention.