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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H. Res. 1334 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1334

  Reaffirming the Nation's commitment to one Nation Under God in the 
                         Pledge of Allegiance.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2026

 Mr. Barrett submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Reaffirming the Nation's commitment to one Nation Under God in the 
                         Pledge of Allegiance.

Whereas America's Founding was rooted in the belief that every man, woman, and 
        child is ``endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, 
        that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness'';
Whereas references to God and divine providence have long been part of the 
        Nation's civic traditions, including in the Declaration of Independence;
Whereas the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776;
Whereas President Abraham Lincoln first said the phrase ``Nation, under God,'' 
        in the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the 
        Soldiers' National Cemetery;
Whereas the ``Pledge of Allegiance'' was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy to 
        express loyalty to the United States and its constitutional republic;
Whereas Congress formally recognized the Pledge of Allegiance on June 22, 1942, 
        during World War II, as a symbol of national unity and patriotism;
Whereas the Pledge of Allegiance became formally recognized in the Federal Flag 
        Code (4 U.S.C. Sec.  4--Pledge of allegiance to the flag);
Whereas Louis Charles Rabaut represented the 14th District of Michigan in the 
        United States House of Representatives from 1935 to 1947 and 1949 to 
        1961;
Whereas, on April 20, 1953, Louis Charles Rabaut of Michigan sponsored and 
        introduced H.J.Res. 243, a resolution to include the words ``Under God'' 
        in the Pledge to the Flag;
Whereas Louis Charles Rabaut of Michigan was inspired to sponsor H.J.Res. 243 to 
        distinguish the United States from the Soviet Union, stating that, ``the 
        unbridgeable gap between America and Communist Russia is a belief in 
        Almighty God'';
Whereas the words ``under God'' in the Pledge of Allegiance reflect the 
        understanding that individual rights and liberties are derived from a 
        higher and divine authority, and not from the government alone;
Whereas, on June 14, 1954, Congress passed and President Dwight D. Eisenhower 
        signed H.J.Res. 243 that amended the Pledge of Allegiance to read: ``I 
        pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the 
        Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with 
        liberty and justice for all'';
Whereas millions of Americans voluntarily recite the Pledge of Allegiance each 
        day in schools, civic ceremonies, public meetings, and patriotic 
        observances across the United States;
Whereas the words ``under God'' in the Pledge of Allegiance continue to 
        symbolize the humility of the Nation and the principle that governmental 
        power is limited and accountable to enduring moral truths;
Whereas, on January 1, 2026, Donald J. Trump, the President of the United States 
        of America, proclaimed 2026 as a Year of Celebration and Rededication to 
        the Nation's Founding;
Whereas, on July 4, 2026, the Nation will celebrate and commemorate the 250th 
        anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, marking 
        the United States of America's Semiquincentennial; and
Whereas, as part of America's Semiquincentennial, on May 17, 2026, the 
        ``Rededicate 250'' prayer event took place on the National Mall, led by 
        President Trump and conservative religious leaders to mark America's 
        250th anniversary as ``one nation under God'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) reaffirms the Nation's commitment to one Nation Under 
        God in the Pledge of Allegiance; and
            (2) reaffirms the phrase ``one Nation under God'' has and 
        will continue to serve as a unifying affirmation of the shared 
        values of faith, liberty, equality, and justice that underpin 
        the American constitutional system for generations to come.
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Reaffirming the Nation's commitment to one Nation Under God in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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