A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in recognition of the Foreign Service of the United States and its contribution to United States diplomacy.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2229 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2229 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in recognition of the Foreign Service of the United States and its contribution to United States diplomacy. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 9, 2025 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in recognition of the Foreign Service of the United States and its contribution to United States diplomacy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The diplomacy and foreign relations of the United States began in 1775 when the Second Continental Congress established the Committee of Secret Correspondence, and it was during the American Revolution that the first ambassadors, envoys, and secretaries, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams among them, helped secure the independence of the new nation, recognition by foreign nations, loans to finance the revolution, and negotiate treaties. (2) On September 15, 1789, the 1st United States Congress passed an Act creating the Department of State and appointing duties to it, including the keeping of the Great Seal of the United States. Initially there were 2 services devoted to diplomatic and to consular activity. The Diplomatic Service provided ambassadors and staff for embassies overseas, while the Consular Service provided consuls to assist United