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House concurrent resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law

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.

H.Con.Res. 13Introduced Jan 26, 2011Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Rep. J. Forbes R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 2, 2011 — Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Con.Res. 13.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.Con.Res. 13, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

64 cosponsors — 60 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 64 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dan Boren (D-OK), Paul Broun (R-GA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Mike Coffman (R-CO), K. Conaway (R-TX), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Bill Flores (R-TX), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Tim Griffin (R-AR), H. Griffith (R-VA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Gregg Harper (R-MS) and 34 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. Forbes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-4 district

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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.