119 HR 8826 IH: In God We Trust Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-05-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8826IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 14, 2026Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Owens, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rose, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Cline, Mr. Norman, Mr. McGuire, and Mr. Babin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo require the Administrator of General Services to display or inscribe the national motto of the United States on all Federal buildings, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the In God We Trust Act.

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Display of national motto on Federal buildings

(a)

Definition of public building

In this section, the term public building has the meaning given the term in section 3301(a) of title 40, United States Code. (b)

Requirement

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall inscribe or display in a place of prominence on every public building the national motto of the United States, as described in section 302 of title 36, United States Code.