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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 13
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 2, 2011
Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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.
Whereas In God We Trust
is the official
motto of the United States;
Whereas the sentiment, In God We Trust
, has
been an integral part of United States society since its founding;
Whereas in times of national challenge or tragedy, the people of the United States have turned to God as their source for sustenance, protection, wisdom, strength, and direction;
Whereas the Declaration of Independence recognizes God,
our Creator, as the source of our rights, We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness.
;
Whereas the national anthem of the United States says
praise the power that hath made and preserved us a nation * * * and this
be our motto: in God is our trust.
;
Whereas the words In God We Trust
appear
over the entrance to the Senate Chamber and above the Speaker’s rostrum in the
House Chamber;
Whereas the oath taken by all Federal employees, except
the President, states I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of
the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
;
Whereas John Adams said, Statesmen may plan and
speculate for Liberty, but it is Religion and Morality alone, which can
establish the Principles upon which Freedom can securely stand.
;
Whereas if religion and morality are taken out of the marketplace of ideas, the very freedom on which the United States was founded cannot be secured;
Whereas as President Eisenhower said and President Ford
later repeated, Without God, there could be no American form of
government, nor, an American way of life.
; and
Whereas President John F. Kennedy said, The guiding
principle and prayer of this Nation has been, is now, and ever shall be
: Now, therefore, be itIn God We Trust.
That Congress reaffirms In God
We Trust
as the official motto of the United States and supports and
encourages the public display of the national motto in all public buildings,
public schools, and other government institutions.
Passed the House of Representatives November 1, 2011.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk