United States Congress (July 20, 1956) in the 84th Congress, 2nd session, adopted House Joint Resolution 396, introduced by Rep. Charles E. Bennett (FL), providing that the national motto of the United States of America officially be "In God We Trust":
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 18 (legislative day, April 9,) 1956
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Joint Resolution
To establish a national motto of the United States.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled, That the national motto of the United States is hereby declared to be "In God We Trust."
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 1956. Attest: Ralph R. Roberts, Clerk.> 1956US001
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1956US001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). United States Congress, July 20, 1956, by Joint Resolution, the 84th Congress, 2nd session, adopted a bill for a national motto introduced by Rep. Charles E. Bennett (FL), Legislative day, April 9, 1956; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 1956. Attest: Ralph R. Roberts, Clerk. Courtesy of Bruce Barilla, Christian Heritage Week Ministry (P.O. Box 58, Athens, W.V. 24712; 304-384-7707, 304-384-9044 fax)."Our Christian Heritage," Letter from Plymouth Rock (Marlborough, NH: The Plymouth Rock Foundation), p. 7. Christine F. Hart, One Nation Under God (NJ: American Tract Society, reprinted by Gospel Tract Society, Inc.), p. 5. Gary DeMar, America's Christian History: The Untold Story (Atlanta, GA: American Vision Publishers, Inc., 1993), pp. 52, 104. Mark Silk, Spiritual Politics: Religion and America Since World War II (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989), p. 99.