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H.Con.Res. 274 · 111th Congress

Reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States and supporting and encouraging the…

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Reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States and supporting and encouraging the public display of the national motto in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JFR ForbesSponsor
113 cosponsors · 9 D, 104 R
RAR Aderholt WAR Akin RAR Alexander SBR Bachus DBR Burton HBR Brown JBR Boozman RBR Bishop MBR Bachmann PBR Broun DCR Camp ACR Crenshaw SCR Capito JCR Culberson TCR Cole KCR Conaway JCR Chaffetz MCR Coffman VER Ehlers TFR Franks VFR Foxx MFR Fallin BGR Goodlatte KGR Granger SGR Garrett PGR Gingrey LGR Gohmert WHR Herger JHR Hensarling GHR Harper SJR Johnson WJR Jones JJR Jordan JKR Kingston SKR King JKR Kline DLR Lamborn RLR Latta MMD McIntyre JMR Moran JMR Miller TMR McCotter PMR McHenry RNR Neugebauer APR Putnam MPR Pence TPR Price HRR Rogers MRR Rogers PRR Roe JSR Shadegg LSR Smith BSR Shuster MTR Thornberry TTR Tiahrt GTR Thompson ZWR Wamp EWR Whitfield FWR Wolf JWR Wilson KCR Calvert ECR Cantor DMR Manzullo GMR Miller MSR Simpson BCR Cassidy JFR Fleming MTR Turner PHR Hoekstra DYR Young GDR Davis CMR McMorris Rodgers RBR Bartlett SBD Bishop JBR Biggert JBR Bonner BBD Bright JDR Duncan DHR Hunter CLR Lee NRD Rahall MRD Ross CSR Stearns ASR Smith LTR Terry KMR Marchant KMR McCarthy ISD Skelton GTD Taylor JGR Gresham Barrett PKR King TLR Latham DRR Rehberg PTR Tiberi FUR Upton MBR Blackburn SGR Graves RHR Hall LJR Jenkins FLR LoBiondo JMD Marshall CMR Miller POR Olson ASR Schock GBR Brown-Waite GBR Bilirakis SAR Austria BMR McKeon SMR Myrick RBD Boucher GWR Walden VBR Buchanan CYR Young

60 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Recognizes that trust in God is embedded into the fabric of this country's society and history.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 5, 2010

Recognizes that trust in God is embedded into the fabric of this country's society and history.

Rejects the notion that the laws and Constitution of this country require the exclusion of God from matters of government and public life.

Reaffirms "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States.

Supports and encourages its display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States and supporting and encouraging the public display of the national motto in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions.

Latest action (Jun 15, 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: May 5, 2010

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.