House concurrent resolution · 111th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National Motto of "In God We Trust" in the Capitol Visitor Center.
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Lungren R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 20, 2009
- Committee actionJun 10, 2009
- Passed HouseJul 9, 2009 · 410–8
- Passed SenateJul 10, 2009 · by unanimous consent
Latest action: Jul 10, 2009 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Con.Res. 131.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H. Con. Res. 131, Directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National Motto of "In God we trust" in the Capitol Visitor Center” on June 11, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on June 10, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20787
- CBO publication date
- June 11, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 131, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hconres/131
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H. Con. Res. 131, Directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National Motto of "In God we trust" in the Capitol Visitor Center” on June 11, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on June 10, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20787
- CBO publication date
- June 11, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 131, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hconres/131
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cd7f6a34340bcb2ce16262339cff587f8a8010ad2d1095e251fb93d5f5080765
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 111-152 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on June 12, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 12, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/152
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Con.Res. 131, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hconres/131
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cd7f6a34340bcb2ce16262339cff587f8a8010ad2d1095e251fb93d5f5080765
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
160 cosponsors — 160 Republicans
0 of 160 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Steve Austria (R-OH), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boehner (R-OH), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Paul Broun (R-GA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), John Campbell (R-CA) and 130 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.