HR 8826 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

In God We Trust Act

Introduced May 14, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Mary E. Miller R-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 14, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 14, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2026 to Jun 4, 2026; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-VABen ClineOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-VAJohn J. McGuire IIIOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-PAMike KellyOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-NCPat HarriganOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-SCSheri BiggsOriginalMay 14, 2026
R-LAJulia LetlowMay 21, 2026
R-INErin HouchinJun 2, 2026
R-OKJosh BrecheenJun 4, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred May 14, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 14, 2026Introduced in House
  2. May 14, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 82, May 14, 2026, page H3532.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2736In God We Trust ActIdentical billSep 9, 2025

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
In God We Trust Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 14, 2026Introduced in House

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