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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Mary E. Miller

Republican · IL · Representative

Votes with party: 91.7% (628 recorded votes)

Top industries funding sponsor:

Agriculture$371k

Full profile: /officials/M001211

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Cosponsors (17)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-05-14

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2026-05-14

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would require the General Services Administration to display or inscribe "In God We Trust," the national motto, on all federal buildings. This would affect the appearance of thousands of government facilities across the country, from post offices to courthouses to federal offices. The requirement would apply to new construction and potentially existing buildings, though the bill is still in early stages of consideration.

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Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8826 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8826 To 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2026 Mrs. 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 Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To 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. 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 ``In God We Trust Act''. SEC. 2. 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. <all>

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