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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Reaffirms "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States.
Encourages its display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Con.Res. 13 as passed House without amendment on Nov 1, 2011. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Nov 1, 2011
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
Passed · Two-thirds required
396 Yea 9 Nay 26 not voting · 2 present
Crossed both parties 9 of 405 voting members broke with their own party: 8 Democrats, 1 Republican.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
433 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.Con.Res. 13 and vote against it. 24 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.Con.Res. 13 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
17 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.