H.R. 8826

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8826 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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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

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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.
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